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D♭ Mixolydian Scale on Piano

The D♭ Mixolydian scale contains D♭, E♭, F, F#, A♭, B♭ and B — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Major 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Major 6th
  • Minor 7th
D♭ Mixolydian — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7
Note D♭ E♭ F F# A♭ B♭ B
Interval Root Major 2nd Major 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Major 6th Minor 7th

Note names

D♭ Mixolydian scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of D♭, E♭, F, F#, A♭, B♭ and B across three octaves

Interval numbers

D♭ Mixolydian scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 F# Ionian
2 A♭ Dorian
3 B♭ Phrygian
4 B Lydian
5 D♭ Mixolydian
6 E♭ Aeolian
7 F Locrian

Triads

I D♭
ii E♭m
iii°
IV F#
v A♭m
vi B♭m
VII B

7th Chords

I D♭7
ii E♭m7
iiiø Fm7♭5
IV F#maj7
v A♭m7
vi B♭m7
VII Bmaj7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — D♭ Mixolydian pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside D♭ Mixolydian

Major Pentatonic D♭ F# B
Minor Pentatonic E♭ A♭ B♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) D♭
Minor Sixth Pentatonic A♭

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D♭ Mixolydian scale?

D♭, E♭, F, F#, A♭, B♭ and B. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the D♭ Mixolydian scale?

The triads built from its own notes: D♭, E♭m, F°, F#, A♭m, B♭m and B. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which smaller scales fit inside the D♭ Mixolydian scale?

D♭ Major Pentatonic, E♭ Minor Pentatonic, D♭ Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and A♭ Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the D♭ Mixolydian scale, so they can be played over it.

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