C 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

GCEAGAB♭CDEFGCDEFGAB♭CEFGAB♭CDEAB♭CDEFGA0123456789101112

Open position

GCEAGAB♭CDEEFGAB♭C01234

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
1Croot
2Dmajor second
3Emajor third
4Fperfect fourth
5Gperfect fifth
6Amajor sixth
7B♭ (B 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 F major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. CI
  2. Dmii
  3. Edimiii°
  4. FIV
  5. Gmv
  6. Amvi
  7. B♭VII

Other C scales

The same scale in other keys