E 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♯DEF♯C♯DEF♯G♯ABEF♯G♯ABC♯DEABC♯DEF♯G♯A0123456789101112

Position from fret 3

GCEABC♯DEF♯G♯ABC♯DE34567

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
1Eroot
2F♯ (F sharp)major second
3G♯ (G sharp)major third
4Aperfect fourth
5Bperfect fifth
6C♯ (C sharp)major sixth
7Dminor 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 major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. EI
  2. F♯mii
  3. G♯dimiii°
  4. AIV
  5. Bmv
  6. C♯mvi
  7. DVII

Other E scales

The same scale in other keys