What notes are in the F Mixolydian scale?

F Mixolydian contains F, G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb. Its interval pattern from the root is W – W – H – W – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half).

What chords are in the key of F Mixolydian?

The diatonic triads are F, Gm, Adim, Bb, Cm, Dm, Eb.

SCALE REFERENCE

F – G – A – B♭ – C – D – E♭1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Major with a flat 7th — the sound of blues-rock and folk. The 5th mode of the major scale; the scale over a dominant 7th chord.

Notes & degrees

F1G2A3B♭4C5D6E♭b7

Notes	F, G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb
Steps	W – W – H – W – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Other scales on F

Mixolydian on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.