A Mixolydian ♭6 scale
The A Mixolydian ♭6 scale is made of the notes A, B, C♯, D, E, F, G. It has 7 notes; compared with the major scale its formula is 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
Modes of the melodic minor · 7 notes
- 1A
- 2B
- 3C♯
- 4D
- 5E
- ♭6F
- ♭7G
PatternW – W – H – W – H – W – W(W = whole step, H = half step)
The seven scales you get by starting from each degree of the melodic minor: the language of modern jazz, from the Lydian dominant to the altered scale. Degrees are shown relative to the major scale: ♭3 is the third lowered by a half step, ♯4 the fourth raised.
Mode and chords
The fifth mode of the melodic minor: a Mixolydian scale with a minor 6th. It is used over a dominant resolving to a minor chord, when the ♭13 is needed but not the ♭9.
The A Mixolydian ♭6 scale is mode 5 of the D melodic minor scale: the same notes, starting from degree 5. D melodic minor scale →
Put it into practice
The scale played in thirds over one octave: one of the exercises MEG generates from this scale.
This scale is not part of the demo: in the MEG app you will find it in every key, with 24 patterns.
Chords built on the scale
Frequently asked questions
- What are the notes of the A Mixolydian ♭6 scale?
- The notes are A, B, C♯, D, E, F, G.
- What is the pattern of the A Mixolydian ♭6 scale?
- The sequence of steps is W – W – H – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step); compared with the major scale the degrees are 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.
- Which scale is the A Mixolydian ♭6 scale a mode of?
- It is mode 5 of the D melodic minor scale.
- Which chords is the A Mixolydian ♭6 scale used over?
- It is used over A7, A7♯5, A9: the chords on the tonic made of the notes of the scale.