Bb Mixolydian scale

The notes of the Bb 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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Bb1C2D3Eb4F5G6Abb7

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

Chords in Bb Mixolydian

Each chord on its own page: Bb · Cm · Ddim · Eb · Fm · Gm · Ab

Tap a chord to hear it.

How Bb 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: Eb major, C minor, F Dorian, G Phrygian, Ab Lydian.

For the low end: the root of Bb Mixolydian is Bb and the fifth is F. 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 Bb Mixolydian scale?

Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab.

What chords are in Bb Mixolydian?

Bb, Cm, Ddim, Eb, Fm, Gm, Ab.

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 Bb Mixolydian?

Eb major, C minor, F Dorian, G Phrygian, Ab Lydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.