F# Mixolydian Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Open A tuning — fretboard diagram
F# Mixolydian in Open A — Notes and Intervals
The F# 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 F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E. 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 F# Mixolydian are F#7, G#m7, A#m7b5, BMaj7, C#m7, D#m7, EMaj7. 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: F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E
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: Open A (E-C#-A-E-A-E)
Also known as: dominant
Diatonic Chords
F♯7 — G♯m7 — A♯m7♭5 — BMaj7 — C♯m7 — D♯m7 — EMaj7
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- F# Mixolydian in Standard Tuning
- F# Mixolydian in Drop D
- F# Mixolydian in DADGAD
- F# Mixolydian in Open G
- F# Mixolydian in Baritone (B Standard)
- F# Mixolydian in 7-string
- F# Mixolydian in 8-string
- F# Mixolydian in Drop C
- F# Mixolydian in Drop B
- F# Mixolydian in Open D
- F# Mixolydian in Half Step Down
- F# Mixolydian in Open E
- F# Mixolydian in Double Drop D
- F# Mixolydian in Open C