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B Mixolydian Mode – Guitar
A major scale with a flat 7th: the sound of rock riffs, blues-rock and jam bands over dominant chords. Here it is in B: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the B mixolydian mode
- B1
- C♯2
- D♯3
- E4
- F♯5
- G♯6
- Ab7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – b7. Use it to solo over songs in B major.
B mixolydian mode on the whole neck
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 5–10
e|-------------------------------------------------5--7--9--| B|-------------------------------------5--7--9--10----------| G|----------------------------6--8--9-----------------------| D|-------------------6--7--9--------------------------------| A|----------6--7--9-----------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9--------------------------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 7–13
e|-------------------------------------------------------------7--9--11-12-| B|-------------------------------------------------7--9--10-12-------------| G|-------------------------------------8--9--11-13-------------------------| D|-------------------------7--9--11-13-------------------------------------| A|-------------7--9--11-12-------------------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|----------------------------11-13-14-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 1–5
e|-----------------------------2-4-5-| B|-----------------------2-4-5-------| G|-----------------1-2-4-------------| D|-----------1-2-4-------------------| A|-------2-4-------------------------| E|-2-4-5-----------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 3–8
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-5-7-------| G|-------------------4-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-7-------------------| A|-------4-6-7-------------------------| E|-4-5-7-------------------------------|
B major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Slow blues backing track in B major – Beardly Jam Tracks
Songs in B major
These songs are in B major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Im Yours – Jason Mraz
- The Only Exception – Paramore
- Yellow – Coldplay
- Your Song – Parokya ni Edgar
- Africa – Toto
- Lego House – Ed Sheeran
- The Lazy Song – Bruno Mars
- Patience – Guns N' Roses
- The Boxer – Simon & Garfunkel
- O Come To The Altar – Elevation Worship
- Memories – Maroon 5
- Blessed Be Your Name – Matt Redman
Other scales in B
- B Minor Pentatonic Scale
- B Major Pentatonic Scale
- B Blues Scale
- B Major Blues Scale
- B Major Scale
- B Natural Minor Scale
- B Dorian Mode
- B Phrygian Mode
- B Lydian Mode
- B Harmonic Minor Scale
- B Melodic Minor Scale
Mixolydian Mode in other keys
- C Mixolydian Mode
- D♭ Mixolydian Mode
- D Mixolydian Mode
- E♭ Mixolydian Mode
- E Mixolydian Mode
- F Mixolydian Mode
- F♯ Mixolydian Mode
- G Mixolydian Mode
- A♭ Mixolydian Mode
- A Mixolydian Mode
- B♭ Mixolydian Mode
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the B mixolydian mode?
B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7.
Where do I start playing the B mixolydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 5–10. The root note B is on the low E string at fret 7.