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F# Mixolydian Mode

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

Notes
F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E
Steps
W-W-H-W-W-H-W
Sharps and flats
F#, G#, A#, C#, D#
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 1-5); D shape (frets 3-7); C shape (frets 6-10); A shape (frets 8-12); G shape (frets 11-15)
1F#2G#3A#4B5C#6D#b7E

Full fretboard map

Every F# 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.

EBGDAEF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EA#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#C#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#E123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F# 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.

E shape · frets 1-5

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

F# Mixolydian E shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the E shape.EADGBe1234536214b7513251462b7
E shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4---|
B |----2-----4--5|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |-1--2-----4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |----2-----4---|

D shape · frets 3-7

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

F# Mixolydian D shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the D shape.EADGBe345673251462b7362534b714
D shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6--7|
B |----4--5-----7|
G |-3--4-----6---|
D |----4-----6---|
A |----4-----6--7|
E |----4-----6--7|

C shape · frets 6-10

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

F# Mixolydian C shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the C shape.EADGBe678910362534b71436514b725
C shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |----7-----9---|
G |-6-----8--9---|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |-6--7-----9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

A shape · frets 8-12

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

F# Mixolydian A shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the A shape.EADGBe8910111236514b725625136b74b7
A shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11-12|
B |----9----11-12|
G |-8--9----11---|
D |-8--9----11---|
A |----9----11---|
E |----9----11-12|

G shape · frets 11-15

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

F# Mixolydian G shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the G shape.EADGBe1112131415625136b74b736214b751
G shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12----14---|
B |11-12----14---|
G |11----13------|
D |11----13-14---|
A |11----13-14---|
E |11-12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF#
2M2G#
3M3A#
4P4B
5P5C#
6M6D#
b7m7E

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
IF#7Dominant 7th
iiG#m7Minor 7th
iiiøA#m7b5Half-Diminished
IVBmaj7Major 7th
vC#m7Minor 7th
viD#m7Minor 7th
bVIIEmaj7Major 7th
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