D Mixolydian scale

The notes of the D 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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D1E2F#3G4A5B6Cb7

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

Chords in D Mixolydian

Each chord on its own page: D · Em · F#dim · G · Am · Bm · C

Tap a chord to hear it.

How D 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: G major, E minor, A Dorian, B Phrygian, C Lydian.

For the low end: the root of D Mixolydian is D and the fifth is A. 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 D Mixolydian scale?

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

What chords are in D Mixolydian?

D, Em, F#dim, G, Am, Bm, C.

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 D Mixolydian?

G major, E minor, A Dorian, B Phrygian, C Lydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.