F♯ Mixolydian ♭6 (F# Mixolydian b6) scale on viola
F♯ Mixolydian ♭6 has 7 notes: F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D E. Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7. Formula: W W H W H W W.
What notes are in the F♯ Mixolydian ♭6 scale?
F♯, G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D and E. It has 7 notes; its formula in whole and half steps is W W H W H W W.
What does F♯ Mixolydian ♭6 sound like, and when do you use it?
Major with a minor shadow: it starts happy and darkens up top. Use it over 7 resolving to a minor chord.
Chords in F♯ Mixolydian ♭6
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | F♯ | F♯7 |
| ii° | G♯° | G♯m7♭5 |
| iii° | A♯° | A♯m7♭5 |
| iv | Bm | Bm(maj7) |
| v | C♯m | C♯m7 |
| ♭VI+ | D+ | Dmaj7♯5 |
| ♭VII | E | E7 |
Chord progressions to improvise with F♯ Mixolydian ♭6
In Jam mode (the Jam button above) a band of grand piano, upright bass and drums (recorded instruments) plays these progressions as swing, bossa, groove or ballad, and the fingerboard lights up the notes of each chord as it plays. It's a backing track made for this scale in F♯:
- Tonic vamp (I): a F♯7 vamp. A single chord: hear how each note of the scale sounds against the root.
- Two chords (I–iiø): F♯7 | G♯m7♭5. The scale split into two chords: the first has 1-3-5-7, the second the other notes.
F♯ Mixolydian ♭6 on the viola: first position
No frets: string by string (C G D A), from the open string to the fourth finger:
- C string: C♯ D E F♯
- G string: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D
- D string: D E F♯ G♯
- A string: A♯ B C♯ D E
Same notes as
B melodic minor (ascending) · B melodic minor · D Lydian augmented · E Lydian dominant · G♯ Locrian ♮2 · A♯ altered
Mixolydian ♭6 in other keys
On other instruments
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