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E Mixolydian scale

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

Degree123456♭7
NoteEF#G#ABC#D

Patterns

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

3 notes per string, from the rootOpen position, frets 0–5 · root E
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
  • B: 2 (6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
  • G: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
  • D: 0 (b7), 2 (1), 4 (2)
  • A: 0 (4), 2 (5), 4 (6)
  • E: 0 (1), 2 (2), 4 (3)
Position 2Frets 1–5 · root E
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
  • B: 2 (6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
  • G: 1 (3), 2 (4), 4 (5)
  • D: 2 (1), 4 (2)
  • A: 2 (5), 4 (6), 5 (b7)
  • E: 2 (2), 4 (3), 5 (4)
Position 3Frets 3–7 · root E
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (3), 5 (4), 7 (5)
  • B: 3 (b7), 5 (1), 7 (2)
  • G: 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • D: 4 (2), 6 (3), 7 (4)
  • A: 4 (6), 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • E: 4 (3), 5 (4), 7 (5)
Position 4Frets 6–10 · root E
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 7 (5), 9 (6), 10 (b7)
  • B: 7 (2), 9 (3), 10 (4)
  • G: 6 (6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • D: 6 (3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
  • A: 7 (1), 9 (2)
  • E: 7 (5), 9 (6), 10 (b7)
Position 5Frets 9–12 · root E
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (6), 10 (b7), 12 (1)
  • B: 9 (3), 10 (4), 12 (5)
  • G: 9 (1), 11 (2)
  • D: 9 (5), 11 (6), 12 (b7)
  • A: 9 (2), 11 (3), 12 (4)
  • E: 9 (6), 10 (b7), 12 (1)
Position 1Frets 11–15 · root E
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 12 (1), 14 (2)
  • B: 12 (5), 14 (6), 15 (b7)
  • G: 11 (2), 13 (3), 14 (4)
  • D: 11 (6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • A: 11 (3), 12 (4), 14 (5)
  • E: 12 (1), 14 (2)

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 E

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