A Mixolydian Cheat Sheet

The A Mixolydian Scale

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Key Signature

Key signature of A Mixolydian showing 2 sharps (F#, and C#)

Relative Keys

The relative keys of A Mixolydian are:

About The Key Of A Mixolydian

The key of A Mixolydian has a key signature of 2 sharps (F#, and C#). The A Mixolydian scale has the notes A, B, C#, D, E, F#, and G. It is the most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 25th most popular among all keys. The A Mixolydian scale is similar to the A Major scale except that its 7th note (G) is a half step lower. Mixolydian chord progressions are heavily featured in many genres of music like classic rock, which relies on the major chord built on the 7th scale degree. For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

The 20 Most Popular Chords In A Mixolydian

According to the TheoryTab database, songs in A Mixolydian draw almost entirely from the following 20 chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.

Songs In The Key Of A Mixolydian

Click on the following songs in A Mixolydian to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.

The Time Warp
by The Rocky Horror Show
Closer to the Heart
by Rush
Fly Away
by Lenny Kravitz
History Of A Boring Town
by Less Than Jake
Mary Jane's Last Dance
by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Buster Rod G Stage
by Kinuyo Yama****a
Quit Playing Games With My Heart
by Backstreet Boys
Head Over Heels
by Tears For Fears
Roygbiv
by Boards of Canada
All Right Now
by Free
Get Back
by The Beatles
Leaf Forest Act 1
by Sega
Beautiful Day
by U2
Southern Cross
by Crosby Stills and Nash
Lady Madonna
by The Beatles
Skies of Skaia
by Homestuck
You Never Give Me Your Money
by The Beatles
Won't Get Fooled Again
by The Who
Right Here
by SWV
Quieter Today
by Cloud Nothings
Black Math
by The White Stripes
Real American
by WWE
Freezy Flake Galaxy
by Mahito Yokota
Take A Picture
by Filter
Since You've Been Gone
by Weird Al Yankovic
Ghosts
by Ladytron
Green Light
by Lorde
At Least It Was Here
by The 88
Help
by The Beatles
Sinking Ships
by Sloan
You And I
by Lady Gaga
Advert
by Blur
Three Stars No Match
by Naomi
Louie Louie
by The Kingsmen
Acha Cha Karee
by Mini Pati
Ten Years Gone
by Led Zeppelin
Three Little Birds
by Bob Marley
Funk 49
by James Gang
Blackest Eyes
by Porcupine Tree
Original Of The Species
by U2
Highway to Hell
by AC DC
Biology
by Girls Aloud
Speed Of Sound
by Coldplay
Kelly Watch The Stars
by Air
We Are Family
by Sister Sledge
Have You Ever
by Brandy
Jeremy
by Pearl Jam
A Day Like This
by Spongebob Squarepants
I'll Be There For You
by The Rembrants
Teardrop
by Massive Attack
Colors
by Genevieve
Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
by The White Stripes
I'll Fall In Love Again
by Sammy Hagar
Suffragette City
by David Bowie
Delilah
by Florence and the Machine
Red Barchetta
by Rush
Harmony
by Runescape
Station to Station
by David Bowie
Jimmy Neutron Theme
by Bowling For Soup
The Look
by Roxette
If I Needed Someone
by The Beatles
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
by The Beatles
Better Call Saul Theme
by Little Barrie
Used to Be
by Beach House
Living In A Bubble
by Eiffel65
Little Electric
by The Good and the Damned
Back In The USSR
by The Beatles
Stage Clear
by Sega
Sonic 3 - Special Stage
by Sega
She Came in through the Bathroom Window
by The Beatles
Rock Around The Clock
by Bill Haley and His Comets

Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of A Mixolydian

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