F♯ Mixolydian ♭2Scale

Formula

H 1½ H W W H W 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7
The family

F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 on the chromatic circle

F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 is the 5th mode of the Harmonic major family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W H W H 1½ H 4 BI Harmonic major 5 C♯II Dorian ♭5 6 D♯III Phrygian ♭4 ♭7 EIV Lydian ♭3 1 F♯V Mixolydian ♭2 ♭2 GVI Lydian augmented ♯2 3 A♯VII Locrian 𝄫7 F♯ Mixolydian ♭2
The whole neck

F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 6 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 1 ♭2
Harmony

Chords in F♯ Mixolydian ♭2

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
IF♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E
♭II+Gmaj7♯5G B D♯ F♯
iii°A♯°7A♯ C♯ E G
IVBmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯
v°C♯m7♭5C♯ E G B
viD♯m7D♯ F♯ A♯ C♯
♭viiEm(maj7)E G B D♯
Context

Where F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 fits

Over 7♭9 chords: an exotic dominant sound in jazz and film music.

F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 is mode 5 of the harmonic major family. The same notes played from each of its other degrees give the family's other modes:

Move one note by a half step and you get a different scale:

Mixolydian ♭2 scale in every key

F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 scale questions

What notes are in the F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 scale?

F♯ G A♯ B C♯ D♯ E. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7.

What is the F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 scale formula?

1 ♭2 3 4 5 6 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, H 1½ H W W H W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.

What chords are in the F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 scale?

F♯7 (I), Gmaj7♯5 (♭II+), A♯°7 (iii°), Bmaj7 (IV), C♯m7♭5 (v°), D♯m7 (vi), Em(maj7) (♭vii).

When is the F♯ Mixolydian ♭2 scale used?

Over 7♭9 chords: an exotic dominant sound in jazz and film music.