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E♭ mixolydian pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: G, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb at frets 3, 4, 6, 9, 11

A string: Bb, Db, Eb, G, Ab at frets 1, 4, 6, 10, 11

D string: Eb, G, Ab, Bb, Db at frets 1, 5, 6, 8, 11

G string: G, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb, G at frets 0, 1, 3, 6, 8, 12

B string: Db, Eb, G, Ab, Bb at frets 2, 4, 8, 9, 11

High E string: G, Ab, Bb, Db, Eb at frets 3, 4, 6, 9, 11

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Eb 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:

E♭

I

G

III

A♭

IV

B♭

V

D♭

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 (Db); over a Eb7 vamp, it is all signal and no filler.
  • Resolve the 4th (Ab) down to the 3rd (G) as the built-in melodic move.
  • Where the major pentatonic avoids tension, this keeps the bVII (Db): 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 E♭ mixolydian pentatonic on guitar

Open G stands alone in this key, sitting on the third, with no open root or fifth anywhere, so the pedal ideas that work in guitar keys are off the table here. Fret 1 on the D string is the closest root to the nut, and fret 4 on the B doubles fret 8 on the G an octave above it. Capo the 1st fret to reuse D shapes. Roots run high otherwise: fret 11 on both E strings and fret 6 on the A, which puts most of the box work above the octave marker.

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