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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C#1D#2E#3F#4G#5A#6Bb7

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# · D#m · E#dim · F# · G#m · A#m · B

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, Eb minor, Ab Dorian, Bb Phrygian, B 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#, B.

What chords are in C# Mixolydian?

C#, D#m, E#dim, F#, G#m, A#m, B.

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, Eb minor, Ab Dorian, Bb Phrygian, B Lydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.