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
- C♯ 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 C♯ 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♯ minor
- 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 C♯ 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♯.
