“B” Mixolydian Scale

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There are three ways to think about the Mixolydian Scale:

1) The Mixolydian Scale is the fifth mode of a the major scale, meaning the Mixolydian scale begins on the fifth note of a major scale. The fifth note of the C major scale is G, so the G mixolydian scale is made up of the notes from the C major scale (C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) but begins on G  instead of C (G,A,B,C,D,E,F,G). The fifth note of the D major scale is A, so the A mixolydian scale is made up of the notes from the D major scale(D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D) but begins on A instead of D (A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A). And so on…

2) The Mixolydian Scale also has the same notes of the related major scale but with the seventh note flattened. For example, the C mixolydian scale is made up of the notes from the C major scale (C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C) but with the seventh tone, B, flattened to Bb (C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C). The D mixolydian scale is made up of the notes from the D major scale (D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D) but with the seventh tone C# flattened to C (D,E,F#,G,A,B,C,D). And so on…

3) The order of the tones in the Mixolydian scale are ‘whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole’. For example, the tones of the C mixolydian are as follows C-whole-D-whole-E-half-F-whole-G-whole-A-half-Bb-whole-C.