D# Mixolydian Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in 7-string tuning — fretboard diagram
D# Mixolydian in 7-string — Notes and Intervals
The D# Mixolydian scale is the fifth mode of the major scale and the heart of rock and roll and blues. On Guitar, it contains the notes D#, F, G, G#, A#, C, C#. It combines the stability of a major sound with a more relaxed, folk-like ending, perfectly suited for soloing over dominant seventh chords and providing a bluesy, soulful vibe to major-key songs. The diatonic chords of D# Mixolydian are D#7, Fm7, Gm7b5, G#Maj7, A#m7, Cm7, C#Maj7. Commonly used in Blues, Rock, Country, Folk, Funk. Notable players include Jimi Hendrix, The Allman Brothers, AC/DC, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Use over dominant 7th chords (7, 9, 13). The primary scale for blues-rock soloing over non-resolving dominant chords.
Notes: D#, F, G, G#, A#, C, C#
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Formula: W-W-H-W-W-H-W
Number of notes: 7
Tuning: 7-string (E-B-G-D-A-E-B)
Also known as: dominant
Diatonic Chords
D♯7 — Fm7 — Gm7♭5 — G♯Maj7 — A♯m7 — Cm7 — C♯Maj7
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- D# Mixolydian in Standard Tuning
- D# Mixolydian in Drop D
- D# Mixolydian in DADGAD
- D# Mixolydian in Open G
- D# Mixolydian in Baritone (B Standard)
- D# Mixolydian in 8-string
- D# Mixolydian in Drop C
- D# Mixolydian in Drop B
- D# Mixolydian in Open D
- D# Mixolydian in Half Step Down
- D# Mixolydian in Open E
- D# Mixolydian in Open A
- D# Mixolydian in Double Drop D
- D# Mixolydian in Open C