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Fig. 1 · D Mixolydian on the keyboard

piano scale

D Mixolydian

D1E2F♯3G4A5B6C♭7

Major with a flattened seventh: the scale that fits a dominant seventh chord without altering it.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · D Mixolydian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

DWEWF♯HGWAWBHCWD

What is true of it

D Mixolydian is D, E, F♯, G, A, B and C, and back to D.

Its steps are W – W – H – W – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, D major differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorCmaj7major seventhDmajorD7dominant seventhEmminorEm7minor seventhF♯dimdiminishedF♯m7♭5half-diminished seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on D

D DorianmodeD PhrygianmodeD LydianmodeD majormajorD natural minorminorD harmonic minorminor

C mixC♯ mixD♭ mixD♯ mixE♭ mixE mixF mixF♯ mixall 374