Master the Mixolydian Mode (Patreon)
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Today we are going to learn how to play the Mixolydian Mode. A mode is type of scale, it is a way of looking at a scale from a different angle. The major scale is the following intervals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8, the 8 being the octave. The Mixolydian mode is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8. You can see the only difference is that the 7th interval is the flat 7th. This mode is tailor made to fit over a 7 chord. For example soloing over the C7 the C Mixolydian is perfect. It is great for blues music, rock'n'roll music, and even pop, pop with an edge.
We will walk you through all 5 shapes of the Mixolydian and the 5 chord shapes, each shape has a chord that is associated with it. We will walk you through the each shape, the corresponding chord that matches it, and after we will create a lick with each one and we will solo over a vamp. A vamp is one chord playing in static fashion. Which means they aren't chord progressions, just one chord. So for example in shape 1 we are going to be looking at with the D7 and we are going play a lick of the D7 so you can see how they combine. Each lick will have a vamp that you can practice with. Each lick will have its own backing track that you can play over to make it a lot easier.
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All 5 Shapes of the Mixolydian
Transposing Scales
Soloing
Triplets
16th Notes
Mixing straight and swing rhythms
hammer on
pull offs