Gb Mixolydian
A major diatonic mode with a minor 7th; an open sound without a leading tone.
Octaves
Musical context
How the mode relates to the scale, chord, key and progression.
Theory
General info
- Name
- Gb Mixolydian
- Family
- Diatonic modes
- Note count
- 7
- Step formula
- W – W – H – W – W – H – W
Notes & degrees
1Gbroot
2Abmajor 2nd
3Bbmajor 3rd
4Cbperfect 4th
5Dbperfect 5th
6Ebmajor 6th
b7Fbminor 7th
Characteristic degrees
VIIFblowered 7th degree
Construction
- Overview
- A major diatonic mode with a minor 7th; an open sound without a leading tone.
- Application in music
- Pairs with dominant 7th chords; its lowered 7th is characteristic of blues and rock harmony.
- Interval formula
- GbWAbWBbHCbWDbWEbHFb
- Reference mode
- Gb Ionian
Gb Ionian
IGb
IIAb
IIIBb
IVCb
VDb
VIEb
VIIF
Gb Mixolydian
IGb
IIAb
IIIBb
IVCb
VDb
VIEb
VIIFb
How the mode is built
- Position in the system
- Degree 5 of the parent major scale
- Parent scale
- Cb major
- Parallel major
- Gb majormajor from the same tonic
Sibling modes
Chords by degree
Tensions & resolutions
Stable degrees
IGbpoint of resttonic
IIIBbdefines modal qualitythird
VDbsupports the tonic sonorityfifth
Typical resolutions & tensions
IIIBbBb
IVCbCb
In a dominant context, scale degree 4 normally descends by step to 3.
IGbGb
IIAbAb
Scale degree 2 may descend to tonic; the motion is especially close when degree 2 is lowered.
This mode on guitar 🎸
See how Gb Mixolydian looks on guitar.
Circle of fifths
The major key on the same tonic and its neighbouring keys on the circle of fifths.
Connections
Practice
Keyboard Trainer
Reinforce it in practice — play and name notes on the interactive keyboard.