Position 5 of 7 · Mixolydian Mode · Key of B♭

B♭ Mixolydian Mode

Major with flat 7

The B♭ Mixolydian is the 5th mode of the Bb Major scale. It has a bluesy, rock, funky, dominant, unresolved energy character. On guitar it appears at Position 5 in the fretboard pattern — root note Bb.

Notes in the B♭ Mixolydian

Bb · C · D · Eb · F · G · Ab

Step Formula

W = Whole step (2 frets) · H = Half step (1 fret)

W W H W W H W

Intervals

1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7

Sound CharacterBluesy, rock, funky, dominant, unresolved energy

Parent Major ScaleBb Major — B♭ Mixolydian shares the same notes as Bb Major but starts on Bb

Best Used InBlues, Rock, Funk, Country, Folk

Famous ExamplesSweet Home Alabama, Norwegian Wood, Hey Joe (Hendrix)

Key insight: Mixolydian is major with a ♭7. That flattened note is the entire sound of blues-rock guitar.

The 5 Missing Notes™ — Beyond B♭ Mixolydian

The B♭ Mixolydian is one of 7 diatonic modes in the Dead Sea Scales system. Using the 5 Missing Notes™ framework, each mode generates 7 extended variations — giving you access to all 42 total modes in any key including B♭.

Same Mode, Every Key

The Mixolydian pattern is identical in every key — the formula never changes. Explore the same mode in other keys:

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B♭ Mixolydian Mode

Notes in the B♭ Mixolydian

Step Formula

Intervals

The 5 Missing Notes™ — Beyond B♭ Mixolydian

Same Mode, Every Key

Hear the B♭ Mixolydian on a live fretboard

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