Guitar Scale Logic
B Mixolydian Guitar Scale in Open G
Mixolydian scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open G.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------------------------2--4--| B|---------------------2--4--------| G|------------1--2--4--------------| D|---1--2--4-----------------------| G|4--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 11 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The B Mixolydian scale uses B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A and the formula 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7. In Open G tuning, the open strings run D B G D G D from highest to lowest, so use this map rather than a Standard-tuning shape. Use the map to locate each B root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Mixolydian sounds major but loose, rootsy and dominant. Try it for southern rock, jam-band leads and bluesy major riffs. The open strings in Open G form a G major chord: D-G-D-G-B-D from low to high. Find the fretted scale notes around those open strings.
Frame lines around the b7 to keep the mode from sounding like straight major. In Open G, compare the fretted notes with the open G, B and D strings.
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- B7dominant 7
- Bmajor
- Bsus2sus2
- Bsus4sus4
- B5power
- C♯mminor
- C♯sus2sus2
- C♯sus4sus4
- C♯5power
- C♯m7minor 7