F♯ mixolydian
F♯ major with one note lowered: E. Seven notes: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E. The same notes as B major, centred on F♯.
- Parent key
- B major Same notes
- Colour note
- E The flat 7th
- Repeating chords
- F♯ – E I – ♭VII
Across one chord in different positions. Down one place, every chord of the mode. | ||||
| IVampF♯F♯ · A♯ · C♯ | ||||
| iiG♯mG♯ · B · D♯ | ||||
| iii°A♯°A♯ · C♯ · E | ||||
| IVBB · D♯ · F♯ | ||||
| vC♯mC♯ · E · G♯ | ||||
| viD♯mD♯ · F♯ · A♯ | ||||
| ♭VIIVampEE · G♯ · B |
What makes it mixolydian
Major, with the 7th lowered
One note separates F♯ mixolydian from F♯ major: E♯ becomes E. Over the same root, that turns F♯ – E♯° into F♯ – E.
- F♯
- G♯
- A♯
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E♯
- F♯
- G♯
- A♯
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
Hear the difference
One chord that says mixolydian
F♯7 holds E, the colour note. Play it to hear those notes together.
The brightness ladder
Seven modes on F♯
From brightest to darkest, each row lowers one note of the row above. Mixolydian is row 3 of seven.
↑ Brighter
- F♯ lydianF♯G♯A♯B♯C♯D♯E♯♯4
- F♯ ionian (major)F♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E♯—
- F♯ mixolydianF♯G♯A♯BC♯D♯E♭7
- F♯ dorianF♯G♯ABC♯D♯E♭3 ♭7
- F♯ aeolian (natural minor)F♯G♯ABC♯DE♭3 ♭6 ♭7
- F♯ phrygianF♯GABC♯DE♭2 ♭3 ♭6 ♭7
- F♯ locrianF♯GABCDE♭2 ♭3 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
Darker ↓
Jam along
Three drills over the vamp
Play over the repeating F♯ – E chords with a metronome. The neck highlights the notes to aim for, with E ringed.
- The vamp, with a clickF♯ – E, two bars each, in frets 3–7. Strum on the beat.80 bpmLevel 1
- Scale over the vampUp the scale and back down, one note a beat, while F♯ – E sounds. Stay in frets 3–7.80 bpmLevel 1
- Land on the colour noteOver E, aim for E. It is the note that makes it mixolydian.80 bpmLevel 2
Mixolydian on every root
Pick a root
Other modes of B major's notes