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F mixolydian pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, A, Bb, C, Eb at frets 1, 5, 6, 8, 11

A string: A, Bb, C, Eb, F, A at frets 0, 1, 3, 6, 8, 12

D string: Eb, F, A, Bb, C at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 10

G string: A, Bb, C, Eb, F at frets 2, 3, 5, 8, 10

B string: C, Eb, F, A, Bb at frets 1, 4, 6, 10, 11

High E string: F, A, Bb, C, Eb at frets 1, 5, 6, 8, 11

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F 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:

F

I

A

III

B♭

IV

C

V

E♭

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 (Eb); over a F7 vamp, it is all signal and no filler.
  • Resolve the 4th (Bb) down to the 3rd (A) as the built-in melodic move.
  • Where the major pentatonic avoids tension, this keeps the bVII (Eb): 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 F mixolydian pentatonic on guitar

Fret 1 on both E strings puts a root a single fret off the nut, while the low E one is the lowest-pitched root available. Only one open string fits, the A on the third, so treat it as a colour tone rather than something to pedal against. Fret 8 on the A matches the D-string root. Capo at the 1st fret and the E fingering lands here, giving a low-position grip for a two-flat key.

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