E 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

GCEAGA♭B♭CD♭E♭FGCD♭E♭FGA♭B♭CFGA♭B♭CD♭E♭B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭0123456789101112
GCEAGA♭B♭CD♭E♭FGCD♭E♭FGA♭B♭CFGA♭B♭CD♭E♭B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 2

GCEAB♭CD♭E♭FGA♭B♭CD♭E♭23456
GCEAB♭CD♭E♭FGA♭B♭CD♭E♭23456

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

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1E♭ (E flat)root
2Fmajor second
3Gmajor third
4A♭ (A flat)perfect fourth
5B♭ (B flat)perfect fifth
6Cmajor sixth
7D♭ (D 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 A flat major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. E♭I
  2. Fmii
  3. Gdimiii°
  4. A♭IV
  5. B♭mv
  6. Cmvi
  7. D♭VII

Other E♭ scales

The same scale in other keys