Ab Mixolydian scale

The notes of the Ab Mixolydian scale on a piano, the chords that belong to it, and how it sounds. Press play to hear it, tap a key or a chord, and download the scale as MIDI.

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Ab1Bb2C3Db4Eb5F6Gbb7

Steps: W W H W W H W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Chords in Ab Mixolydian

Each chord on its own page: Ab · Bbm · Cdim · Db · Ebm · Fm · Gb

Tap a chord to hear it.

How Ab Mixolydian sounds

A major scale with a lowered 7th. Major, but with a bluesy, laid-back edge.

Used in: Rock, funk, blues, disco and soulful house.

Same notes, different root: Db major, Bb minor, Eb Dorian, F Phrygian, Gb Lydian.

For the low end: the root of Ab Mixolydian is Ab and the fifth is Eb. A kick or 808 tuned to one of them sits with the bass; the kick drum tuning chart has the frequencies.

Write chords in this scale with the chord progression generator, or a melody in the synth.

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Questions

What notes are in the Ab Mixolydian scale?

Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb.

What chords are in Ab Mixolydian?

Ab, Bbm, Cdim, Db, Ebm, Fm, Gb.

What is the formula for the mixolydian scale?

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7, or in steps: W W H W W H W (W is a whole step, H a half step).

Which scales have the same notes as Ab Mixolydian?

Db major, Bb minor, Eb Dorian, F Phrygian, Gb Lydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.