The key of E mixolydian on ukulele

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

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The key of E mixolydian on ukulele: 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 ukulele 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 E mixolydian

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

The chords in E 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
IEE G♯ B
iiF♯mF♯ A C♯
iii°G♯° — passed through, not rested onG♯ B D
IVAA C♯ E
vBmB D F♯
viC♯mC♯ E G♯
VIIDD F♯ A

The seventh chords in E mixolydian

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

DegreeChordNotes
I7E7E G♯ B D
ii7F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
iiiø7G♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested onG♯ B D F♯
IVmaj7Amaj7A C♯ E G♯
v7Bm7B D F♯ A
vi7C♯m7C♯ E G♯ B
VIImaj7Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯

The pentatonics in E 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
IE pentE F♯ G♯ B C♯
iiF♯m pentF♯ A B C♯ E
iiiG♯m pent — not in the keyG♯ B C♯ E♭ F♯
IVA pentA B C♯ E F♯
vBm pentB D E F♯ A
viC♯m pentC♯ E F♯ G♯ B
VIID pentD E F♯ A B

The same notes from another home

Parent major: B major.

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