C Mixolydian Scale on Piano
C Mixolydian: C D E F G A B♭. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: C D E F G A B♭
- Formula: 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): W W H W W H W
Finding it on the keys
- C is the white key just left of the two black keys
- White keys: C D E F G A
- Black keys: B♭
About the Mixolydian scale
- Major, with a bluesy ♭7.
- Classic rock, blues and folk: “Norwegian Wood”.
- The ♭VII chord (D to C, in D) is its signature move.
Chords in C Mixolydian
- I: C
- ii: Dm
- iii°: E°
- IV: F
- v: Gm
- vi: Am
- ♭VII: B♭