B 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

GCEAG♯ABC♯D♯EF♯C♯D♯EF♯G♯ABEF♯G♯ABC♯D♯EABC♯D♯EF♯G♯A0123456789101112

Position from fret 10

GCEAF♯G♯ABC♯D♯EF♯G♯AB1011121314

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
1Broot
2C♯ (C sharp)major second
3D♯ (D sharp)major third
4Eperfect fourth
5F♯ (F sharp)perfect fifth
6G♯ (G sharp)major sixth
7Aminor 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 E major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. BI
  2. C♯mii
  3. D♯dimiii°
  4. EIV
  5. F♯mv
  6. G♯mvi
  7. AVII

Other B scales

The same scale in other keys