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Fig. 1 · A Mixolydian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

A Mixolydian

A1B2C♯3D4E5F♯6G♭7

Major with a flattened seventh: the scale that fits a dominant seventh chord without altering it.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · A Mixolydian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

AWBWC♯HDWEWF♯HGWA

What is true of it

A Mixolydian is A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯ and G, and back to A.

Its steps are W – W – H – W – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, A major differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 31 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯dimdiminishedC♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhDmajorDmaj7major seventhEmminorEm7minor seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on A

A DorianmodeA PhrygianmodeA LydianmodeA majormajorA natural minorminorA harmonic minorminor

C mixC♯ mixD♭ mixD mixD♯ mixE♭ mixE mixF mixall 374