The key of F♯ mixolydian on mandolin

F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E — and everything inside it.

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The key of F♯ mixolydian on mandolin: 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 mandolin 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 F♯ mixolydian

F♯ mixolydian — also spelled G♭ mixolydian is F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E: the mixolydian scale on F♯, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the mandolin above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.

The chords in F♯ 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.

DegreeChordNotes
IF♯F♯ A♯ C♯
iiG♯mG♯ B D♯
iii°A♯° — passed through, not rested onA♯ C♯ E
IVBB D♯ F♯
vC♯mC♯ E G♯
viD♯mD♯ F♯ A♯
VIIEE G♯ B

The seventh chords in F♯ mixolydian

One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.

DegreeChordNotes
I7F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
ii7G♯m7G♯ B D♯ F♯
iiiø7A♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested onA♯ C♯ E G♯
IVmaj7Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
v7C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
vi7D♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
VIImaj7Emaj7E G♯ B D♯

The pentatonics in F♯ 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.

DegreeScaleNotes
IF♯ pentF♯ G♯ A♯ C♯ D♯
iiG♯m pentG♯ B C♯ D♯ F♯
iiiA♯m pent — not in the keyA♯ C♯ D♯ F G♯
IVB pentB C♯ D♯ F♯ G♯
vC♯m pentC♯ E F♯ G♯ B
viD♯m pentD♯ F♯ G♯ A♯ C♯
VIIE pentE F♯ G♯ B C♯

The same notes from another home

Parent major: D♭ major.

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