A flat Mixolydian mode on ukulele

The Mixolydian mode is a major scale with a minor seventh. It is the scale of the dominant seventh chord: you hear it everywhere in blues, rock and funk.

On the whole neck

GCEAA♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CFG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 7

GCEAE♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭7891011

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th (left on the full neck) to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1A♭ (A flat)root
2B♭ (B flat)major second
3Cmajor third
4D♭ (D flat)perfect fourth
5E♭ (E flat)perfect fifth
6Fmajor sixth
7G♭ (G flat)minor seventh

Steps between notes: W – W – H – W – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)

This mode uses the same notes as the D flat major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. A♭I
  2. B♭mii
  3. Cdimiii°
  4. D♭IV
  5. E♭mv
  6. Fmvi
  7. G♭VII

Other A♭ scales

The same scale in other keys