The key of A♭ mixolydian on guitar
A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ — and everything inside it.
The key of A♭ mixolydian on guitar: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the guitar is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the modes.
The notes of A♭ mixolydian
A♭ mixolydian — also spelled G♯ mixolydian — is A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭: the mixolydian scale on A♭, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the guitar above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in A♭ mixolydian
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♭ | A♭ C E♭ |
| ii | B♭m | B♭ D♭ F |
| iii° | C° — passed through, not rested on | C E♭ G♭ |
| IV | D♭ | D♭ F A♭ |
| v | E♭m | E♭ G♭ B♭ |
| vi | Fm | F A♭ C |
| VII | G♭ | G♭ B♭ D♭ |
The seventh chords in A♭ mixolydian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I7 | A♭7 | A♭ C E♭ G♭ |
| ii7 | B♭m7 | B♭ D♭ F A♭ |
| iiiø7 | Cm7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | C E♭ G♭ B♭ |
| IVmaj7 | D♭maj7 | D♭ F A♭ C |
| v7 | E♭m7 | E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭ |
| vi7 | Fm7 | F A♭ C E♭ |
| VIImaj7 | G♭maj7 | G♭ B♭ D♭ F |
The pentatonics in A♭ mixolydian
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | A♭ pent | A♭ B♭ C E♭ F |
| ii | B♭m pent | B♭ D♭ E♭ F A♭ |
| iii | Cm pent — not in the key | C E♭ F G B♭ |
| IV | D♭ pent | D♭ E♭ F A♭ B♭ |
| v | E♭m pent | E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ |
| vi | Fm pent | F A♭ B♭ C E♭ |
| VII | G♭ pent | G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭ E♭ |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: E♭ major.