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Scale reference

F 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 F Mixolydian

Scale degrees and intervals of the F Mixolydian scale
DegreeNoteInterval from root
1FRoot
2GMajor 2nd
3AMajor 3rd
4A#Perfect 4th
5CPerfect 5th
6DMajor 6th
7D#Minor 7th

Chords in F Mixolydian

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

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