C Mixolydian ♭2 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode V harm. maj.  ·  7 notes  ·  major family

Notes

C
D♭
E
F
G
A
B♭

Solfège : Do – Ré♭ – Mi – Fa – Sol – La – Si♭

Interval Structure

C ½T D♭ T+½T E ½T F T G T A ½T B♭ C+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in C)Quality
I C Major
II+ D♭+ augmented
iii° diminished
IV F Major
diminished
vi Am minor
vii B♭m minor

About this scale

Mode V of the harmonic major: a Mixolydian with a minor second. It keeps the major sixth, which sets it apart from the Phrygian dominant and gives it a gentler tension over dominant chords.

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Same scale in other keys