C
Modes Scale
C Mixolydian
The 5th mode — major with a flat 7th. Bluesy, rootsy, rock and roll.
Notes in C Mixolydian
C1
D2
E3
F4
G5
A6
A#7
C8
Chords in C Mixolydian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
ICC – E – Gmajor
iiDmD – F – Aminor
iiiE°E – G – A#diminished
IVFF – A – Cmajor
vGmG – A# – Dminor
viAmA – C – Eminor
VIIA#A# – D – Fmajor
Other Scales in C
MajorC, D, E, F, G, A, BNatural MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, A#Harmonic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, G#, BMelodic MinorC, D, D#, F, G, A, BDorianC, D, D#, F, G, A, A#PhrygianC, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#LydianC, D, E, F#, G, A, BLocrianC, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#Major PentatonicC, D, E, G, AMinor PentatonicC, D#, F, G, A#BluesC, D#, F, F#, G, A#Whole ToneC, D, E, F#, G#, A#Diminished (H-W)C, C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, A#Diminished (W-H)C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, BPhrygian DominantC, C#, E, F, G, G#, A#Hungarian MinorC, D, D#, F#, G, G#, BLydian DominantC, D, E, F#, G, A, A#
Mixolydian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C Mixolydian
The C mixolydian scale contains the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, A#. The 5th mode — major with a flat 7th. Bluesy, rootsy, rock and roll.
The diatonic chords in C mixolydian are C (I), Dm (ii), E° (iii), F (IV), Gm (v), Am (vi), A# (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C mixolydian scale.
To develop your ear for the C mixolydian sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.