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F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 Scale (Hindu) for 6-String Bass

Notes: F# G# A# B C# D E · interactive fretboard

F# Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)

5th mode of Melodic Minor, dominant with exotic ♭6

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Root (F#)
Scale Notes
Click empty = outside note
Notes:
F#G#A#BC#DE

About the F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 Scale (Hindu)

The F#/Gb mixolydian ♭6 scale is a 7-note scale. 5th mode of Melodic Minor, dominant with exotic ♭6. Its notes are F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D and E, built from the formula 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7.

Notes
F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D – E
Formula
1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
Steps
W W H W H W W (2–2–1–2–1–2–2 semitones)
Root
F#/Gb

F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 Scale (Hindu) degrees and intervals

DegreeNoteInterval
1F#Root
2G#Major 2nd
3A#Major 3rd
4BPerfect 4th
5C#Perfect 5th
♭6DMinor 6th
♭7EMinor 7th

Where to play the F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 Scale (Hindu) on 6-string bass

Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (B E A D G C), lowest string first. Root notes (F#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.

StringFrets
B00, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12
E10, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
A11, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11
D20, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12
G21, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11
C31, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

How to practice the mixolydian ♭6 scale

  • Use over V7 resolving to minor
  • Practice the ♭6 to 5 melodic movement
  • Work on melodic minor harmony concepts
  • Emphasize the contrast of major 3rd and ♭6
  • Great for V7♭13 chords

Scales with the same notes as F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 Scale (Hindu)

These scales share every note with the F#/Gb mixolydian ♭6 scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.

Mixolydian ♭6 scale in other keys

Other scales in F#/Gb

F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 Scale (Hindu) on other instruments