The key of F mixolydian on ukulele
F G A B♭ C D E♭ — and everything inside it.
The key of F 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 F mixolydian
F mixolydian is F G A B♭ C D E♭: the mixolydian scale on F, 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 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.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | F | F A C |
| ii | Gm | G B♭ D |
| iii° | A° — passed through, not rested on | A C E♭ |
| IV | B♭ | B♭ D F |
| v | Cm | C E♭ G |
| vi | Dm | D F A |
| VII | E♭ | E♭ G B♭ |
The seventh chords in F mixolydian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I7 | F7 | F A C E♭ |
| ii7 | Gm7 | G B♭ D F |
| iiiø7 | Am7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | A C E♭ G |
| IVmaj7 | B♭maj7 | B♭ D F A |
| v7 | Cm7 | C E♭ G B♭ |
| vi7 | Dm7 | D F A C |
| VIImaj7 | E♭maj7 | E♭ 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.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I | F pent | F G A C D |
| ii | Gm pent | G B♭ C D F |
| iii | Am pent — not in the key | A C D E G |
| IV | B♭ pent | B♭ C D F G |
| v | Cm pent | C E♭ F G B♭ |
| vi | Dm pent | D F G A C |
| VII | E♭ pent | E♭ F G B♭ C |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: C major.