D♭ Mixolydian Scale
The D♭ Mixolydian scale contains 7 notes: D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭.
D♭ Mixolydian scale on the piano
حقائق أساسية
- Scale type
- Mixolydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- الصيغة
- W–W–H–W–W–H–W
- Parent scale
- G♭ كبير (Major) (degree 5)
What is the Mixolydian scale?
Mixolydian is the fifth mode of the major scale — a major scale with a lowered seventh. It is the sound of a dominant seventh chord spelled out as a scale, and the default choice over blues, rock and funk vamps.
D♭ Mixolydian uses the same notes as G♭ كبير (Major), started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
D♭ Mixolydian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of D♭ Mixolydian
| الدرجة | النغمة | البُعد | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | E♭ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | F | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | G♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | A♭ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | B♭ | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | C♭ | m7 | 10 |
Chords in D♭ Mixolydian
These are the triads built on each degree of D♭ Mixolydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on D♭
Every scale type that starts on D♭, for comparison.
- D♭ major
- D♭ Dorian
- D♭ Phrygian
- D♭ Lydian
- D♭ Locrian
- D♭ Harmonic Minor
- D♭ Melodic Minor
- D♭ Harmonic Major
- D♭ Hungarian Minor
- D♭ Phrygian Dominant
- D♭ Lydian Dominant
- D♭ Major Pentatonic
- D♭ Minor Pentatonic
- D♭ Blues
- D♭ Whole Tone
- D♭ Chromatic
- D♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- D♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- D♭ Bebop Dominant
- D♭ Bebop Major
Mixolydian in every key
الأسئلة الشائعة
What notes are in the D♭ Mixolydian scale?
The D♭ Mixolydian scale has 7 notes: D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭.
What is the formula for the D♭ Mixolydian scale?
The D♭ Mixolydian scale follows the step pattern W–W–H–W–W–H–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is D♭ Mixolydian derived from?
D♭ Mixolydian is the mode of G♭ كبير (Major) that starts on its 5 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the D♭ Mixolydian scale?
The triads built from the D♭ Mixolydian scale are D♭, E♭m, Fdim, G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭.
