C♯ Mixolydian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

C♯ Mixolydian scale on the piano

C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – B

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Scale type: Mixolydian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–W–H–W–W–H–W
Parent scale: F♯ Dur (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.

C♯ Mixolydian uses the same notes as F♯ Dur, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

C♯ 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 C♯ Mixolydian

Trinn	Note	Intervall	Semitones
1	C♯	P1	0
2	D♯	M2	2
3	E♯	M3	4
4	F♯	P4	5
5	G♯	P5	7
6	A♯	M6	9
7	B	m7	10

Chords in C♯ Mixolydian

These are the triads built on each degree of C♯ Mixolydian using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on C♯

Every scale type that starts on C♯, for comparison.

Mixolydian in every key

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What notes are in the C♯ Mixolydian scale?

The C♯ Mixolydian scale has 7 notes: C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, B.

What is the formula for the C♯ Mixolydian scale?

The C♯ 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 C♯ Mixolydian derived from?

C♯ Mixolydian is the mode of F♯ Dur that starts on its 5 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the C♯ Mixolydian scale?

The triads built from the C♯ Mixolydian scale are C♯, D♯m, E♯dim, F♯, G♯m, A♯m, B.