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E mixolydian mode on guitar

E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D (1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7)

Major with a ♭7: the I–♭VII–IV rock sound (Sweet Child O' Mine). Same notes as the major key one step counterclockwise on the wheel (G Mixolydian = C major).

The whole neck

1234567891011121314151617 E A D G B e E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A
rootscale noteLow E string at the bottom.
Open it on the interactive fretboard

The 5 CAGED positions

Positions: the five CAGED shapes, each built around a pentatonic box with the other two notes slotted in. One finger per fret, with the odd stretch. Each one shares its edge notes with the next. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.

Position 1 (frets 10–15)

910111213141516 E A D G B e 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 4 ♭7 4 ♭7 ♭7

Position 2 (frets 1–5)

123456 E A D G B e 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 ♭7 4 ♭7 4

Position 3 (frets 4–7)

345678 E A D G B e 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 4 ♭7 4 ♭7 4

Position 4 (frets 5–10)

4567891011 E A D G B e 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 ♭7 4 ♭7 4 4 ♭7

Position 5 (frets 9–12)

8910111213 E A D G B e 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 2 3 5 6 1 ♭7 4 ♭7 4 ♭7

Three-notes-per-string shapes (7 of them) are on the interactive fretboard.

Related

Other scales from E

E minor pentatonicE major pentatonicE blues scaleE major scaleE dorian modeE phrygian modeE lydian modeE natural minor scaleE locrian modeE harmonic minor scaleE melodic minor scale

Mixolydian mode in other keys

CD♭DE♭FF♯GA♭AB♭B