The **Mixolydian mode** is the fifth of the [[modes of the major scale]]: the scale that begins on the fifth note of a major scale, like the white keys from G to G. Its pattern of [[half steps and whole steps]] is W–W–H–W–W–H–W. Mixolydian differs from the [[major scale]] by a single note: its $\flat\hat{7}$, a whole step below the tonic instead of a half step. **Example 1** below shows C Mixolydian, with scale-degree numbers above and [[solfège]] syllables below (*do*, *re*, *mi*, *fa*, *sol*, *la*, *te*). ![[example modes of the major scale mixolydian.png]] **Example 1.** C Mixolydian mode. ![[example modes of the major scale mixolydian.mp3]]