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D♭ mixolydian pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, Gb, Ab, Cb, Db at frets 1, 2, 4, 7, 9

A string: Cb, Db, F, Gb, Ab at frets 2, 4, 8, 9, 11

D string: F, Gb, Ab, Cb, Db at frets 3, 4, 6, 9, 11

G string: Ab, Cb, Db, F, Gb at frets 1, 4, 6, 10, 11

B string: Cb, Db, F, Gb, Ab, Cb at frets 0, 2, 6, 7, 9, 12

High E string: F, Gb, Ab, Cb, Db at frets 1, 2, 4, 7, 9

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Db mixolydian pentatonic

The mixolydian pentatonic, also catalogued as the Indian pentatonic, is root, major 3rd, 4th, 5th and flat 7th: a dominant 7th chord plus the 4th. It gives you the mixolydian sound in five notes, ideal over a static 7th chord vamp when the full mode feels busy. The 4th resolving down to the 3rd is its built-in melodic hook.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

D♭

I

F

III

G♭

IV

A♭

V

C♭

bVII

mixolydian pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • A dominant 7th chord plus the 4th: root, III, IV, V, bVII (B); over a Db7 vamp, it is all signal and no filler.
  • Resolve the 4th (Gb) down to the 3rd (F) as the built-in melodic move.
  • Where the major pentatonic avoids tension, this keeps the bVII (B): use it when the chord is a 7th, not a triad.
  • Its five notes also cover the sus-to-major resolution: hold IV against the chord, then land III.

How to play D♭ mixolydian pentatonic on guitar

Only the B string lands in the key, sounding Cb a minor seventh above the tonic, and that is not a root or a fifth, so nothing here will hold as a drone. Fret 2 of the B string carries the root nearest the nut, and fret 9 on the low E is the lowest-pitched one. Capo fret 1 and the C fingering fits. Four flats put Gb and Ab into the spelling, which means the shape sits under your fingers with names you may not read often.

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