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E♭ mixolydian mode

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

Make a beat in E♭ major

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

The notes of E♭ mixolydian

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

E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭

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

How E♭ mixolydian is built

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

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 E♭ mixolydian

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

IE♭iiFmiii°GdimIVA♭vB♭mviCm♭VIID♭

Play E♭ mixolydian over a beat

A beat on the chords of E♭ 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 E♭ mixolydian

What notes are in the E♭ mixolydian mode?

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

What key is E♭ mixolydian in?

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

How is E♭ mixolydian different from E♭ major?

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

E♭ major (major scale)D♯ minor (natural minor scale)E♭ major pentatonicD♯ minor pentatonicD♯ bluesE♭ harmonic minorE♭ melodic minorE♭ dorianD♯ phrygianE♭ lydianE♭ mixolydianD♯ locrianD♯ 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 E♭ mixolydian

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