G♭ Mixolydian Scale
The G♭ Mixolydian scale contains 7 notes: G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭.
G♭ 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
- B 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.
G♭ Mixolydian uses the same notes as B Dur, started from degree 5 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
G♭ 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 G♭ Mixolydian
| Trinn | Note | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | A♭ | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | B♭ | M3 | 4 |
| 4 | C♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | D♭ | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | E♭ | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | F♭ | m7 | 10 |
Chords in G♭ Mixolydian
These are the triads built on each degree of G♭ Mixolydian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on G♭
Every scale type that starts on G♭, for comparison.
- G♭ major
- G♭ Dorian
- G♭ Phrygian
- G♭ Lydian
- G♭ Locrian
- G♭ Harmonic Minor
- G♭ Melodic Minor
- G♭ Harmonic Major
- G♭ Hungarian Minor
- G♭ Phrygian Dominant
- G♭ Lydian Dominant
- G♭ Major Pentatonic
- G♭ Minor Pentatonic
- G♭ Blues
- G♭ Whole Tone
- G♭ Chromatic
- G♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- G♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- G♭ Bebop Dominant
- G♭ Bebop Major
Mixolydian in every key
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What notes are in the G♭ Mixolydian scale?
The G♭ Mixolydian scale has 7 notes: G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭.
What is the formula for the G♭ Mixolydian scale?
The G♭ 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 G♭ Mixolydian derived from?
G♭ Mixolydian is the mode of B Dur that starts on its 5 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the G♭ Mixolydian scale?
The triads built from the G♭ Mixolydian scale are G♭, A♭m, B♭dim, C♭, D♭m, E♭m, F♭.
