A flat Mixolydian scale on ukulele
The A flat Mixolydian scale has 7 notes: A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ (A flat, B flat, C, D flat, E flat, F, and G flat).
- A♭ A flat 1
- B♭ B flat 2
- C 3
- D♭ D flat 4
- E♭ E flat 5
- F 6
- G♭ G flat ♭7
Whole neck: every note of the scale up to fret 15. The root (A♭) is highlighted.
Positions as text
Position 5 (frets 3 to 6), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 3 (E♭), 5 (F), 6 (G♭)
- string 2: 4 (A♭), 6 (B♭)
- string 4: 5 (C), 6 (D♭)
- string 1: 6 (E♭)
Position 6 (frets 5 to 9), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 5 (F), 6 (G♭), 8 (A♭)
- string 2: 6 (B♭), 8 (C), 9 (D♭)
- string 4: 8 (E♭)
- string 1: 8 (F), 9 (G♭)
Position 7 (frets 6 to 10), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 6 (G♭), 8 (A♭), 10 (B♭)
- string 2: 8 (C), 9 (D♭)
- string 4: 8 (E♭), 10 (F)
- string 1: 9 (G♭)
Position 1 (frets 8 to 12), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 8 (A♭), 10 (B♭), 12 (C)
- string 2: 9 (D♭), 11 (E♭)
- string 4: 10 (F), 11 (G♭)
- string 1: 11 (A♭)
Position 2 (frets 10 to 14), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 10 (B♭), 12 (C), 13 (D♭)
- string 2: 11 (E♭), 13 (F), 14 (G♭)
- string 4: 13 (A♭)
- string 1: 13 (B♭)
Position 3 (frets 12 to 15), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 12 (C), 13 (D♭), 15 (E♭)
- string 2: 13 (F), 14 (G♭)
- string 4: 13 (A♭), 15 (B♭)
- string 1: 15 (C)
Position 4 (frets 13 to 15), from the lowest note to the highest:
- string 3: 13 (D♭), 15 (E♭)
- string 2: 13 (F), 14 (G♭)
- string 4: 13 (A♭), 15 (B♭)
- string 1: 15 (C)
Fretboard positions
Each position fits within 5 frets, with 2 to 3 notes per string, and starts on a scale note on the lowest string. Position 1 starts on the root (A flat).
On the ukulele the strings sit close together in pitch, and the 3-notes-per-string shape from the guitar would turn into a 7-fret stretch. That is why each position here fits within 5 frets.
Use Degrees to see the role of each note (1 is the root) and Listen to hear the selected position going up and down.
Formula
- A♭
- W
- B♭
- W
- C
- H
- D♭
- W
- E♭
- W
- F
- H
- G♭
- W
- A♭
Degrees: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · ♭7. Steps: W – W – H – W – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step).
About the Mixolydian scale
A major mode with a minor 7th. The sound of classic rock and blues; fits dominant seventh chords.
Harmonized scale (chords in the key)
The chords that come from the scale, stacking thirds from each note.
Scales with the same notes
More A flat scales
- Major
- Natural minor (G♯)
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic (G♯)
- Blues (G♯)
- Major blues
- Dorian
- Phrygian (G♯)
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Locrian (G♯)
- Nordestina (Brazilian baião)
- Phrygian dominant (G♯)
- Whole-tone
- Diminished (whole-half) (G♯)
- Dominant diminished (half-whole)
Mixolydian in other keys
Frequently asked questions
What are the notes of the A flat Mixolydian scale?
The notes of the A flat Mixolydian scale are A flat, B flat, C, D flat, E flat, F, and G flat. The root, degree 1, is A flat.
What is the formula of the A flat Mixolydian scale?
In degrees: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · ♭7. In steps between the notes: W – W – H – W – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step).
How do you play the A flat Mixolydian scale on ukulele?
Each position fits within 5 frets, with 2 to 3 notes per string, and starts on a scale note on the lowest string. Position 1 starts on the root (A flat). There are 7 positions on ukulele, each with the full fingering.
Which chords belong to the A flat Mixolydian scale?
The chords of the harmonized scale are: A♭, B♭m, C°, D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭.