D♯ Mixolydian / E♭ Mixolydian

7-note Mixolydian scale on D♯ / E♭D♯, F, G, G♯, A♯, C, C♯.

Press to hear the scale played ascending.

A major mode with a flat seventh — the dominant-scale sound, at home in blues, rock and Celtic tunes.

The notes

Each degree links to its pitch page. Note names use sharp spelling throughout — every accidental is written as a sharp (C♯, not D♭), the same convention as the note pages.

Degrees & steps

DegreeNoteSemitones from rootStep to next
1D♯0whole
2F2whole
3G4half
4G♯5whole
5A♯7whole
6C9half
♭7C♯10whole

The step formula is 2–2–1–2–2–1–2 semitones — 7 steps that sum to a full octave (12 semitones) and return to D♯.

Other scales on D♯ / E♭

Mixolydian scales on every root