A# Mixolydian Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Drop B tuning — fretboard diagram
A# Mixolydian in Drop B — Notes and Intervals
The A# 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 A#, C, D, D#, F, G, G#. 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 A# Mixolydian are A#7, Cm7, Dm7b5, D#Maj7, Fm7, Gm7, G#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: A#, C, D, D#, F, G, G#
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: Drop B (C#-G#-E-B-F#-B)
Also known as: dominant
Diatonic Chords
A♯7 — Cm7 — Dm7♭5 — D♯Maj7 — Fm7 — Gm7 — G♯Maj7
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- A# Mixolydian in Standard Tuning
- A# Mixolydian in Drop D
- A# Mixolydian in DADGAD
- A# Mixolydian in Open G
- A# Mixolydian in Baritone (B Standard)
- A# Mixolydian in 7-string
- A# Mixolydian in 8-string
- A# Mixolydian in Drop C
- A# Mixolydian in Open D
- A# Mixolydian in Half Step Down
- A# Mixolydian in Open E
- A# Mixolydian in Open A
- A# Mixolydian in Double Drop D
- A# Mixolydian in Open C