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D♭ mixolydian mode

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

Make a beat in D♭ major

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The notes of D♭ mixolydian

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

D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭

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

How D♭ mixolydian is built

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

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 D♭ mixolydian

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

ID♭iiE♭miii°FdimIVG♭vA♭mviB♭m♭VIIC♭

Play D♭ mixolydian over a beat

A beat on the chords of D♭ 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 D♭ mixolydian

What notes are in the D♭ mixolydian mode?

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

What key is D♭ mixolydian in?

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

How is D♭ mixolydian different from D♭ major?

C♭ instead of C: one note of the D♭ major scale changes, and that note gives D♭ 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 D♭

D♭ major (major scale)C♯ minor (natural minor scale)D♭ major pentatonicC♯ minor pentatonicC♯ bluesC♯ harmonic minorC♯ melodic minorC♯ dorianC♯ phrygianD♭ lydianD♭ mixolydianC♯ locrianC♯ 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 D♭ mixolydian

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