D♯ Mixolydian Scale
The D♯ Mixolydian scale contains 7 notes: D♯, E♯, F♯♯, G♯, A♯, B♯, C♯.
D♯ Mixolydian scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Mixolydian
- Number of notes
- 7
- Formel
- W–W–H–W–W–H–W
- Parent scale
- A♭ 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.
D♯ Mixolydian uses the same notes as A♭ Dur, 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
| Trinn | Note | Intervall | 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♯ minor
- 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
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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 A♭ Dur 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, F♯♯dim, G♯, A♯m, B♯m, C♯.
