Mode

B Mixolydian

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

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Swipe the neck sideways to see the higher frets.

B Mixolydian is the major scale with one note changed — the b7, A. 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
B   C#   D#   E   F#   G#   A
Intervals
1   2   3   4   5   6   b7
Parent scale
E Major
Degree of parent
5
Open B Mixolydian in the tool →

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