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