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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
- D1
- E2
- F♯3
- G4
- A5
- B6
- Cb7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – b7. Use it to solo over songs in D major.
D 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 8–13
e|-------------------------------------------------8--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-12-13----------| G|----------------------------9--11-12----------------------| D|-------------------9--10-12-------------------------------| A|----------9--10-12----------------------------------------| E|-8--10-12-------------------------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 10–16
e|-------------------------------------------------------------10-12-14-15-| B|-------------------------------------------------10-12-13-15-------------| G|-------------------------------------11-12-14-16-------------------------| D|-------------------------10-12-14-16-------------------------------------| A|-------------10-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------| E|-10-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 1–6
e|-------------------------------2-3-5-| B|-------------------------1-3-5-------| G|-------------------2-4-5-------------| D|-------------2-4-5-------------------| A|-------2-3-5-------------------------| E|-2-3-5-------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 3–8
e|-----------------------------------3-5-7-8-| B|---------------------------3-5-7-8---------| G|---------------------4-5-7-----------------| D|---------------4-5-7-----------------------| A|---------3-5-7-----------------------------| E|-3-5-7-8-----------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 6–11
e|----------------------------------------------7--8--10-| B|-------------------------------------7--8--10----------| G|----------------------------7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--10----------------------------| A|----------7--9--10-------------------------------------| E|-7--8--10----------------------------------------------|
D major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Slow blues backing track in D major – Beardly Jam Tracks
Songs in D major
These songs are in D major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Cant Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- Love Story – Taylor Swift
- Hey There Delilah – Plain White T's
- Best Part – Daniel Caesar
- Last Christmas – Wham!
- I Dont Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
- Linger – The Cranberries
- A Horse With No Name – America
- Cigarette Daydreams – Cage the Elephant
- With Or Without You – U2
- Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Other scales in D
- D Minor Pentatonic Scale
- D Major Pentatonic Scale
- D Blues Scale
- D Major Blues Scale
- D Major Scale
- D Natural Minor Scale
- D Dorian Mode
- D Phrygian Mode
- D Lydian Mode
- D Harmonic Minor Scale
- D Melodic Minor Scale
Mixolydian Mode in other keys
- C 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
- B Mixolydian Mode
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the D mixolydian mode?
D, E, F#, G, A, B, C. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7.
Where do I start playing the D mixolydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 8–13. The root note D is on the low E string at fret 10.