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Db Mixolydian Mode

Learn the Db Mixolydian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb
Steps
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
Sharps and flats
Db, Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb
All 5 positions
C shape (frets 1-5); A shape (frets 3-7); G shape (frets 6-10); E shape (frets 8-12); D shape (frets 10-14)
1Db2Eb3F4Gb5Ab6Bbb7Cb

Full fretboard map

Every Db Mixolydian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

ECbGDAEFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEb123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five Db Mixolydian positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

C shape · frets 1-5

Db Mixolydian, C shape: the box around the C-shape Db chord, taken from the E box of F# Major (Ionian).

Db Mixolydian C shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the C shape.EADGBe12345362534b71436514b725
C shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--2-----4---|
B |----2-----4---|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |-1-----3--4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |-1--2-----4---|

A shape · frets 3-7

Db Mixolydian, A shape: the box around the A-shape Db chord, taken from the D box of F# Major (Ionian).

Db Mixolydian A shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the A shape.EADGBe3456736514b725625136b74b7
A shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6--7|
B |----4-----6--7|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |-3--4-----6---|
A |----4-----6---|
E |----4-----6--7|

G shape · frets 6-10

Db Mixolydian, G shape: the box around the G-shape Db chord, taken from the C box of F# Major (Ionian).

Db Mixolydian G shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the G shape.EADGBe678910625136b74b736214b751
G shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |-6--7-----9---|
G |-6-----8------|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |-6-----8--9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

E shape · frets 8-12

Db Mixolydian, E shape: the box around the E-shape Db chord, taken from the A box of F# Major (Ionian).

Db Mixolydian E shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the E shape.EADGBe8910111236214b7513251462b7
E shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11---|
B |----9----11-12|
G |-8----10-11---|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |-8--9----11---|
E |----9----11---|

D shape · frets 10-14

Db Mixolydian, D shape: the box around the D-shape Db chord, taken from the G box of F# Major (Ionian).

Db Mixolydian D shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the D shape.EADGBe10111213143251462b7362534b714
D shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13-14|
B |---11-12----14|
G |10-11----13---|
D |---11----13---|
A |---11----13-14|
E |---11----13-14|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootDb
2M2Eb
3M3F
4P4Gb
5P5Ab
6M6Bb
b7m7Cb

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
IDb7Dominant 7th
iiEbm7Minor 7th
iiiøFm7b5Half-Diminished
IVGbmaj7Major 7th
vAbm7Minor 7th
viBbm7Minor 7th
bVIICbmaj7Major 7th
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