D 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

GCEAGABCDEF♯GCDEF♯GABCEF♯GABCDEABCDEF♯GA0123456789101112

Position from fret 1

GCEAABCDEF♯GABCD12345

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
1Droot
2Emajor second
3F♯ (F sharp)major third
4Gperfect fourth
5Aperfect fifth
6Bmajor sixth
7Cminor 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 G major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. DI
  2. Emii
  3. F♯dimiii°
  4. GIV
  5. Amv
  6. Bmvi
  7. CVII

Other D scales

The same scale in other keys