C Mixolydian scale

The notes of the C 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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C1D2E3F4G5A6Bbb7

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

Chords in C Mixolydian

Each chord on its own page: C · Dm · Edim · F · Gm · Am · Bb

Tap a chord to hear it.

How C 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: F major, D minor, G Dorian, A Phrygian, Bb Lydian.

For the low end: the root of C Mixolydian is C and the fifth is G. 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 C Mixolydian scale?

C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb.

What chords are in C Mixolydian?

C, Dm, Edim, F, Gm, Am, Bb.

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 C Mixolydian?

F major, D minor, G Dorian, A Phrygian, Bb Lydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.