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B♭ mixolydian mode

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

Make a beat in B♭ major

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

The notes of B♭ mixolydian

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

B♭ C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭

CDFGB♭E♭A♭B♭
The notes of B♭ mixolydian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1B♭Root
2CMajor second
3DMajor third
4E♭Perfect fourth
5FPerfect fifth
6GMajor sixth
♭7A♭Minor seventh

How B♭ mixolydian is built

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

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 B♭ mixolydian

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

IB♭iiCmiii°DdimIVE♭vFmviGm♭VIIA♭

Play B♭ mixolydian over a beat

A beat on the chords of B♭ 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 B♭ mixolydian

What notes are in the B♭ mixolydian mode?

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

What key is B♭ mixolydian in?

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

How is B♭ mixolydian different from B♭ major?

A♭ instead of A: one note of the B♭ major scale changes, and that note gives B♭ 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 B♭

B♭ major (major scale)B♭ minor (natural minor scale)B♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ dorianB♭ phrygianB♭ lydianB♭ mixolydianA♯ locrianB♭ 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 B♭ mixolydian

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

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