C# Mixolydian Scale

Major with a b7. The sound of blues-rock, country, and dominant-chord vamps.

Labels

Root KeyC C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

Full neck(1 / 6)

Tap any note on the fretboard to hear it. Root notes are highlighted in brand blue and marked R in interval mode.

Root

C#

Formula

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Notes

C# D# F F# G# A# B

Difficulty

Intermediate

Common Genres

RockBluesCountry

Famous Guitarists Who Use It

Warren Haynes · Duane Allman · Jerry Garcia

Signature Licks & Ideas

Use the b7 to lead into the root on top of a dominant 7 chord.

How to Practice

Play the scale one octave, ascending and descending, on a single string first.
Then play it across the strings in position — index finger anchored on the root fret.
Loop it slowly with a metronome (start at 60 bpm) before pushing tempo.
Improvise over a backing track in the same key — target the root note on beat 1.

Try This Scale in Another Key

C Mixolydian C# Mixolydian D Mixolydian D# Mixolydian E Mixolydian F Mixolydian F# Mixolydian G Mixolydian G# Mixolydian A Mixolydian A# Mixolydian B Mixolydian

Related Scales in C#

C# Major C# Natural Minor C# Pentatonic Major C# Pentatonic Minor C# Blues C# Harmonic Minor C# Melodic Minor C# Dorian

Practice Essentials

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Boss DB-30 Dr. Beat

Compact, loud enough for practice — polyrhythm support.

Korg TM-60 Tuner-Metronome

Combo device that hangs off a music stand.

Soundbrenner Pulse

Wearable vibrating metronome — feel the click.

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