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D♭ 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 D♭: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.

Notes in the D♭ mixolydian mode

Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – b7. Use it to solo over songs in D♭ major.

D♭ mixolydian mode on the whole neck

EADGBe123456789101112131415FGbAbBbCbEbFGbBbCbEbFGbAbBbCbEbFGbAbBbCbEbFAbBbCbEbFGbAbBbCbEbFGbAbBbCbFGbAbBbCbEbFGb
Db Mixolydian Mode on the whole neck, frets 0-15. Gold = the root (Db).
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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 7–12

EADGBe789101112CbEbFGbAbBbCbEbFGbGbAbBbCbCbEb
Db Mixolydian Mode, box 1
e|-------------------------------------------------7--9--11-|
B|-------------------------------------7--9--11-12----------|
G|----------------------------8--10-11----------------------|
D|-------------------8--9--11-------------------------------|
A|----------8--9--11----------------------------------------|
E|-7--9--11-------------------------------------------------|

Box 2 · frets 9–15

EADGBe9101112131415EbFGbGbAbBbCbCbEbFFGbAbBbAbBbCbEbFGb
Db Mixolydian Mode, box 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------9--11-13-14-|
B|-------------------------------------------------9--11-12-14-------------|
G|-------------------------------------10-11-13-15-------------------------|
D|-------------------------9--11-13-15-------------------------------------|
A|-------------9--11-13-14-------------------------------------------------|
E|-9--11-13-14-------------------------------------------------------------|

Box 3 · frets 1–5

EADGBe12345FGbAbBbCbEbFGbAbBbCbCbEbFGbAb
Db Mixolydian Mode, box 3
e|-----------------------------1-2-4-|
B|-------------------------2-4-------|
G|-------------------1-3-4-----------|
D|-------------1-3-4-----------------|
A|-------1-2-4-----------------------|
E|-1-2-4-----------------------------|

Box 4 · frets 2–7

EADGBe234567GbAbBbCbCbEbFGbAbBbCbEbFGbGbAbBbCb
Db Mixolydian Mode, box 4
e|-----------------------------------2-4-6-7-|
B|---------------------------2-4-6-7---------|
G|---------------------3-4-6-----------------|
D|---------------3-4-6-----------------------|
A|---------2-4-6-----------------------------|
E|-2-4-6-7-----------------------------------|

Box 5 · frets 5–10

EADGBe5678910BbCbEbFGbAbBbCbEbFFGbAbBbCb
Db Mixolydian Mode, box 5
e|----------------------------------------------6--7--9--|
B|-------------------------------------6--7--9-----------|
G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------|
D|-------------------6--8--9-----------------------------|
A|----------6--8--9--------------------------------------|
E|-6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|

D♭ major backing track

Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.

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Songs in D♭ major

These songs are in D♭ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:

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Mixolydian Mode in other keys

Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.

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FAQ

What notes are in the Db mixolydian mode?

Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7.

Where do I start playing the Db mixolydian mode on guitar?

Start with Box 1, frets 7–12. The root note Db is on the low E string at fret 9.