The mixolydian mode is the fifth mode of the major scale and is the only dominant mode of the major scale. To play the mixolydian you start on the fifth of the major scale.
Before you go on you should make sure you have the major scale form under your belt, here it is again.
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For the purpose of review, here are the modes of the major scale.
| 1. Ionian mode (the major scale) |
| 2. Dorian mode |
| 3. Phrygian mode |
| 4. Lydian mode |
| 5. Mixolydian mode |
| 6. Aeolian mode (the natural minor scale) |
| 7. Locrian mode |
Here is the conversion table to find out what major scale to play to what modes and their chords.
Key | ionian | dorian | phrygian | lydian | mixolydian | aeolian | locrian |
C | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
G | G | A | B | C | D | E | F# |
D | D | E | F# | G | A | B | C# |
A | A | B | C# | D | E | F# | G# |
E | E | F# | G# | A | B | C# | D# |
B | B | C# | D# | E | F# | G# | A# |
F# | F# | G# | A# | B | C# | D# | E# |
C# | C# | D# | E# | F# | G# | A# | B# |
Cb | Cb | Db | Eb | Fb | Gb | Ab | Bb |
Gb | Gb | Ab | Bb | Cb | Db | Eb | F |
Db | Db | Eb | F | Gb | Ab | Bb | C |
Ab | Ab | Bb | C | Db | Eb | F | G |
Eb | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb | C | D |
Bb | Bb | C | D | Eb | F | G | A |
F | F | G | A | Bb | C | D | E |
maj7 | min7 | min7 | maj7 | 7 | min7 | min7b5 |
Mixolydian
When comparing the G mixolydian to the G major scale, we see there is just one difference i.e. the minor seventh.
G mixolydian
G major
Chords of the mixolydian
Files
Guitar Pro 5: G_Mixolydian.gp5
Midi: G_Mixolydian.mid
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