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C Mixolydian scale

It has 7 notes: C D E F G A Bb. Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7.

Degree123456♭7
NoteCDEFGABb

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 4Frets 2–6 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (5), 5 (6), 6 (b7)
  • B: 3 (2), 5 (3), 6 (4)
  • G: 2 (6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
  • D: 2 (3), 3 (4), 5 (5)
  • A: 3 (1), 5 (2)
  • E: 3 (5), 5 (6), 6 (b7)
Position 5Frets 5–8 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (6), 6 (b7), 8 (1)
  • B: 5 (3), 6 (4), 8 (5)
  • G: 5 (1), 7 (2)
  • D: 5 (5), 7 (6), 8 (b7)
  • A: 5 (2), 7 (3), 8 (4)
  • E: 5 (6), 6 (b7), 8 (1)
Position 1Frets 7–11 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (1), 10 (2)
  • B: 8 (5), 10 (6), 11 (b7)
  • G: 7 (2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
  • D: 7 (6), 8 (b7), 10 (1)
  • A: 7 (3), 8 (4), 10 (5)
  • E: 8 (1), 10 (2)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 8–13 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
  • B: 10 (6), 11 (b7), 13 (1)
  • G: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
  • D: 8 (b7), 10 (1), 12 (2)
  • A: 8 (4), 10 (5), 12 (6)
  • E: 8 (1), 10 (2), 12 (3)
Position 2Frets 9–13 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
  • B: 10 (6), 11 (b7), 13 (1)
  • G: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
  • D: 10 (1), 12 (2)
  • A: 10 (5), 12 (6), 13 (b7)
  • E: 10 (2), 12 (3), 13 (4)
Position 3Frets 11–15 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 12 (3), 13 (4), 15 (5)
  • B: 11 (b7), 13 (1), 15 (2)
  • G: 12 (5), 14 (6)
  • D: 12 (2), 14 (3), 15 (4)
  • A: 12 (6), 13 (b7), 15 (1)
  • E: 12 (3), 13 (4), 15 (5)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in C

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