A major scale with a flattened 7th — the bluesy, classic-rock mode.
Notes: E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D · Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – ♭7
One common CAGED approach; positions vary between teachers/methods.
Every E Mixolydian Mode note from the open strings to the 17th fret — the root (white ring) repeats every octave.
Light up E Mixolydian across the whole fretboard and hear every note in context.
Play E Mixo in the Studio →The E Mixolydian scale contains the notes E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D. Its interval formula is 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - ♭7, built from E as the root.
One note: the seventh. E major has D♯; E Mixolydian flattens it to D natural. That single change turns the settled, resolved sound of a major scale into the bluesy, unresolved quality that fits dominant 7th chords — which is exactly why Mixolydian is the go-to scale for blues and classic-rock soloing over a dominant groove.