Mode

F# Mixolydian

The F# Mixolydian mode (also written Gb) — F# G# A# B C# D# E — shown across the guitar neck.

Also written Gb Mixolydian. Gb and F# are the same pitch — F# is the spelling in common use.

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Swipe the neck sideways to see the higher frets.

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

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