Mode

A Mixolydian

The A Mixolydian mode — A B C# D E F# G — shown across the guitar neck.

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Swipe the neck sideways to see the higher frets.

A Mixolydian is the major scale with one note changed — the b7, G. That single note is what the mode sounds like; lean on it and the colour is obvious, avoid it and you are just playing major.

Notes
A   B   C#   D   E   F#   G
Intervals
1   2   3   4   5   6   b7
Parent scale
D Major
Degree of parent
5
Open A Mixolydian in the tool →

The tool shows this from its parent key, D major, with A marked as where Mixolydian begins, the same seven notes centered on D.