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Scale reference

C Mixolydian scale

Major with a lowered seventh. The rock and blues mode — think dominant-flavoured riffs and modal vamps.

Step pattern: W–W–H–W–W–H–W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Notes in C Mixolydian

Scale degrees and intervals of the C Mixolydian scale
DegreeNoteInterval from root
1CRoot
2DMajor 2nd
3EMajor 3rd
4FPerfect 4th
5GPerfect 5th
6AMajor 6th
7A#Minor 7th

Chords in C Mixolydian

These are the chords that occur naturally in C Mixolydian. Combine them in the chord progression generator to hear which genres use each shape.

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