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D Mixolydian scale
The D Mixolydian scale is made of the notes D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C. It has 7 notes; compared with the major scale its formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7.
Modes · 7 notes
Note names
- 1D
- 2E
- 3F♯
- 4G
- 5A
- 6B
- ♭7C
PatternW – W – H – W – W – H – W(W = whole step, H = half step)
The seven scales you get by starting from each degree of the major scale. Degrees are shown relative to the major scale: ♭3 is the third lowered by a half step, ♯4 the fourth raised.
Mode and chords
The fifth mode of the major: a major scale with a minor 7th. It is the scale of the dominant seventh chord, and so of blues, rock and funk.
The D Mixolydian scale is mode 5 of the G major scale: the same notes, starting from degree 5. G major scale →
Put it into practice
The scale played in thirds over one octave: one of the exercises MEG generates from this scale.
Chords built on the scale
Frequently asked questions
- What are the notes of the D Mixolydian scale?
- The notes are D, E, F♯, G, A, B, C.
- What is the pattern of the D Mixolydian scale?
- The sequence of steps is W – W – H – W – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step); compared with the major scale the degrees are 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7.
- Which scale is the D Mixolydian scale a mode of?
- It is mode 5 of the G major scale.
- Which chords is the D Mixolydian scale used over?
- It is used over D7, D9, D6: the chords on the tonic made of the notes of the scale.