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A♭ mixolydian mode

The A♭ mixolydian mode is A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭: seven notes, major with a bluesy seventh. Its formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7.

Make a beat in A♭ major

Opens the free editor with a pop beat in A♭ major to play A♭ mixolydian over. No account needed to start.

The notes of A♭ mixolydian

From A♭ up to A♭: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭

CFA♭B♭D♭E♭G♭A♭
The notes of A♭ mixolydian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1A♭Root
2B♭Major second
3CMajor third
4D♭Perfect fourth
5E♭Perfect fifth
6FMajor sixth
♭7G♭Minor seventh

How A♭ mixolydian is built

The D♭ major scale played from its fifth note, A♭: the same notes with A♭ as home. Against A♭ major, the major scale on the same note, it has G♭ instead of G.

The major scale played from its fifth note: a major scale with a lowered seventh. Bright but relaxed, it is all over rock, funk and blues riffs. The mixolydian mode in every key.

Chords in A♭ mixolydian

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the A♭ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

IA♭iiB♭miii°CdimIVD♭vE♭mviFm♭VIIG♭

Play A♭ mixolydian over a beat

A beat on the chords of A♭ major. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about A♭ mixolydian

What notes are in the A♭ mixolydian mode?

A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F and G♭. Its formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on A♭, and its steps from A♭ up to A♭ are: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole.

What key is A♭ mixolydian in?

A♭ mixolydian uses the notes of D♭ major, starting on its fifth note, A♭. The notes are the same; making A♭ home is what gives it its own sound.

How is A♭ mixolydian different from A♭ major?

G♭ instead of G: one note of the A♭ major scale changes, and that note gives A♭ mixolydian its sound: major with a bluesy seventh.

Mixolydian mode in every key

C mixolydianD♭ mixolydianD mixolydianE♭ mixolydianE mixolydianF mixolydianF♯ mixolydianG mixolydianA♭ mixolydianA mixolydianB♭ mixolydianB mixolydian

More scales on A♭

A♭ major (major scale)G♯ minor (natural minor scale)A♭ major pentatonicG♯ minor pentatonicG♯ bluesG♯ harmonic minorA♭ melodic minorG♯ dorianG♯ phrygianA♭ lydianA♭ mixolydianG♯ locrianG♯ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in A♭ mixolydian

Start with the beat, then add chords, a melody and your voice in the editor, part by part.

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