The C♯ Mixolydian Mode contains the notes C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B. Its step pattern is W-W-H-W-W-H-W. A major scale with a flatted 7th — the bluesy, rock-and-roll major scale, common in folk music.
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The C♯ Mixolydian scale contains seven notes: C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B. It follows the whole-step / half-step pattern W-W-H-W-W-H-W.
The C♯ Mixolydian mode is the fifth mode of the F♯ Major scale. It has a major sound with a flatted seventh degree, widely used in rock, blues, and folk.
C♯ Mixolydian Mode Notes
Degree
Name
Note
Interval
1
Tonic
C♯
P1
2
Supertonic
D♯
M2
3
Mediant
E♯
M3
4
Subdominant
F♯
P4
5
Dominant
G♯
P5
6
Submediant
A♯
M6
♭7
Leading Tone
B
m7
Key Signature
The C♯ Mixolydian Mode draws its notes from F# Major, so it is written with that key signature: 6 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯).
F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯
Order of sharps
Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.
F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯
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Diatonic Chords in the C♯ Mixolydian Mode
These are the triads built on each degree of the C♯ Mixolydian Mode:
Common tones are the notes that two scales or modes share. Knowing which notes the C♯ mode shares with its parallel modes (same root, different scale) helps with improvisation, modal interchange, and smooth voice leading. The more notes two modes share, the more closely related they sound — and the easier it is to slide between them in a solo or progression.