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F♯ 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 F♯: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the F♯ mixolydian mode
- F♯1
- G♯2
- A♯3
- B4
- C♯5
- D♯6
- Eb7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – b7. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ major.
F♯ mixolydian mode on the whole neck
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Now solo with it.
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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 1–5
e|-----------------------------2-4-| B|-----------------------2-4-5-----| G|-----------------1-3-4-----------| D|-----------1-2-4-----------------| A|-----1-2-4-----------------------| E|-2-4-----------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 2–8
e|-----------------------------------------2-4-6-7-| B|---------------------------------2-4-5-7---------| G|-------------------------3-4-6-8-----------------| D|-----------------2-4-6-8-------------------------| A|---------2-4-6-7---------------------------------| E|-2-4-6-7-----------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–10
e|-------------------------------6-7-9-| B|-------------------------5-7-9-------| G|-------------------6-8-9-------------| D|-------------6-8-9-------------------| A|-------6-7-9-------------------------| E|-6-7-9-------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 7–12
e|----------------------------------------------------7--9--11-12-| B|----------------------------------------7--9--11-12-------------| G|-------------------------------8--9--11-------------------------| D|----------------------8--9--11----------------------------------| A|-------------7--9--11-------------------------------------------| E|-7--9--11-12----------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-13-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
F♯ major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Rock pop ballad Backing track in F# major – Joan Grados (Nitus)
Songs in F♯ major
These songs are in F♯ major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- More Than Words – Extreme
- You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
- Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
- I Knew You Were Trouble – Taylor Swift
- Everything Has Changed – Taylor Swift
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison
- Best Friend – Rex Orange County
- Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond
- You And I – One Direction
- The Winner Takes It All – ABBA
- All Star – Smash Mouth
- History – One Direction
Other scales in F♯
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Scale
- F♯ Natural Minor Scale
- F♯ Dorian Mode
- F♯ Phrygian Mode
- F♯ Lydian Mode
- F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- F♯ 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
- 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 F# mixolydian mode?
F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7.
Where do I start playing the F# mixolydian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–5. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.