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G mixolydian pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, B, C, D at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 10

A string: B, C, D, F, G at frets 2, 3, 5, 8, 10

D string: D, F, G, B, C, D at frets 0, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12

G string: G, B, C, D, F, G at frets 0, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12

B string: B, C, D, F, G, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 6, 8, 12

High E string: F, G, B, C, D at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 10

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G 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:

G

I

B

III

C

IV

D

V

F

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 (F); over a G7 vamp, it is all signal and no filler.
  • Resolve the 4th (C) down to the 3rd (B) as the built-in melodic move.
  • Where the major pentatonic avoids tension, this keeps the bVII (F): 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 G mixolydian pentatonic on guitar

Open G is a root, the open D its fifth and the open B its third, so the middle of the guitar offers a full triad before you fret a note. No sharps or flats appear, and every note is a natural, which lets you read the neck without translating anything. Box one starts at fret 3. Fret 10 on the A and fret 5 on the D match the open G exactly, before fret 8 on the B takes the shape higher.

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