Ab Mixolydian Mode A♭ · 5th mode of the major scale

The notes of the A♭ mixolydian mode are A♭ · B♭ · C · D♭ · E♭ · F · G♭. Major with a ♭7 — the blues and rock scale that fits right over dominant 7th chords.

Notes and scale degrees

A♭
1B♭
2C
3D♭
4E♭
5F
6G♭
b7

Fretboard diagram (frets 0–24)

Filled blue = root (A♭), white = scale notes. The top line is the 1st (high E) string. On a narrow screen, swipe the fretboard sideways. Above the 12th fret the same pattern repeats an octave higher.

Ab mixolydian mode on the guitar fretboard, frets 0–12 — notes A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ — All on one image — long-press (or right-click) to save it.

Chords in this scale

Degree	Chord	Type
I	A♭	major
ii	B♭m	minor
iii°	Cdim	diminished
IV	D♭	major
v	E♭m	minor
vi	Fm	minor
VII	G♭	major

Other A♭ scales

A♭ Major Scale A♭ Natural Minor Scale A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale A♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale A♭ Blues Scale A♭ Dorian Mode A♭ Phrygian Mode A♭ Lydian Mode A♭ Mixolydian Mode A♭ Locrian Mode

Mixolydian Mode in other keys

C C♯D E♭E F F♯G A♭A B♭B

FAQ

What notes are in the A♭ mixolydian mode?

A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭. As scale degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7.

What chords does the A♭ mixolydian mode go with?

Progressions built from its chords — A♭, B♭m, Cdim, D♭ and so on.

How do I memorize this scale on guitar?

Start from the root (the filled blue dots in the diagram), learn one position's shape first, then move the same shape up 12 frets to play it an octave higher.

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