Des Mixolydian Scale
The Des Mixolydian scale contains 7 notes: Des, Es, F, Ges, As, B, Ces.
Des Mixolydian scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Mixolydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- Kaava
- W–W–H–W–W–H–W
- Parent scale
- Ges Duuri (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.
Des Mixolydian uses the same notes as Ges Duuri, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Des 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 Des Mixolydian
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Es | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | F | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | Ges | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | As | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | B | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | Ces | m7 | 10 |
Chords in Des Mixolydian
These are the triads built on each degree of Des Mixolydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Des
Every scale type that starts on Des, for comparison.
- D♭ major
- Des Dorian
- Des Phrygian
- Des Lydian
- Des Locrian
- Des Harmonic Minor
- Des Melodic Minor
- Des Harmonic Major
- Des Hungarian Minor
- Des Phrygian Dominant
- Des Lydian Dominant
- Des Major Pentatonic
- Des Minor Pentatonic
- Des Blues
- Des Whole Tone
- Des Chromatic
- Des Half-Whole Diminished
- Des Whole-Half Diminished
- Des Bebop Dominant
- Des Bebop Major
Mixolydian in every key
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What notes are in the Des Mixolydian scale?
The Des Mixolydian scale has 7 notes: Des, Es, F, Ges, As, B, Ces.
What is the formula for the Des Mixolydian scale?
The Des 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 Des Mixolydian derived from?
Des Mixolydian is the mode of Ges Duuri that starts on its 5 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the Des Mixolydian scale?
The triads built from the Des Mixolydian scale are Des, Esm, Fdim, Ges, Asm, Bm, Ces.
