Guitar UpscaleAb Mixolydian Mode on guitar
The Ab Mixolydian Mode has 7 notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb. Its root Ab is also written G#.
| Notes | Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 |
| Steps | W W H W W H W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the Ab Mixolydian Mode on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Mixolydian Mode
Mixolydian is the major scale with a flat seventh, the sound of rock, blues, funk and Celtic tunes over dominant chords. More about the Mixolydian Mode.
Notes of the Ab Mixolydian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | Ab |
| 2 | Major 2nd | Bb |
| 3 | Major 3rd | C |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | Db |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | Eb |
| 6 | Major 6th | F |
| b7 | Minor 7th | Gb |
Chords in the Ab Mixolydian Mode
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | Ab | Ab7 |
| ii | Bbm | Bbm7 |
| iii° | Cdim | Cm7b5 |
| IV | Db | Dbmaj7 |
| v | Ebm | Ebm7 |
| vi | Fm | Fm7 |
| bVII | F# | F#maj7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the Ab Mixolydian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 2 (Bb): Bb Natural Minor scale
- From degree 3 (C): C Locrian Mode
- From degree 4 (Db): Db Major Scale
- From degree 5 (Eb): Eb Dorian Mode
- From degree 6 (F): F Phrygian Mode
- From degree b7 (Gb): F# Lydian Mode