A♭ Mixolydian scale
A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭·Tap a note to hear it
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F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
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Scale guide
The A♭ Mixolydian scale
Mixolydian is a major scale with a flat 7th. It fits over dominant 7th chords, so it is the go-to sound for blues rock, classic rock riffs and jam bands.
It uses the same notes as D♭ major, starting from A♭ instead of D♭.
- Notes
- A♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭
- Formula
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7
- Steps
- W W H W W H W
- W is two frets, H is one fret
Chords in A♭ Mixolydian
Built from the notes of the scale, so the A♭ Mixolydian scale works over all of them.