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Fig. 1 · F# Mixolydian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

F♯ Mixolydian

F♯1G♯2A♯3B4C♯5D♯6E♭7

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

The same sounds spelled from the other side are G♭ Mixolydian.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · F# 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

F♯WG♯WA♯HBWC♯WD♯HEWF♯

What is true of it

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

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

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

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 29 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhD♯mminorD♯m7minor seventhEmajorEmaj7major seventhF♯majorF♯7dominant seventh

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

Other scales on F♯

F♯ DorianmodeF♯ PhrygianmodeF♯ LydianmodeF♯ majormajorF♯ natural minorminorF♯ harmonic minorminor

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