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G mixolydian
G major with one note lowered: F. Seven notes: G A B C D E F. The same notes as C major, centred on G.
- Parent key
- C major Same notes
- Colour note
- F The flat 7th
- Repeating chords
- G – F I – ♭VII
Across one chord in different positions. Down one place, every chord of the mode. | ||||
| IVampGG · B · D | ||||
| iiAmA · C · E | ||||
| iii°B°B · D · F | ||||
| IVCC · E · G | ||||
| vDmD · F · A | ||||
| viEmE · G · B | ||||
| ♭VIIVampFF · A · C |
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What makes it mixolydian
Major, with the 7th lowered
One note separates G mixolydian from G major: F♯ becomes F. Over the same root, that turns G – F♯° into G – F.
G major
- G
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F♯
G mixolydian
- G
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
Hear the difference
One chord that says mixolydian
G7 holds F, the colour note. Play it to hear those notes together.
The brightness ladder
Seven modes on G
From brightest to darkest, each row lowers one note of the row above. Mixolydian is row 3 of seven.
↑ Brighter
- G lydianGABC♯DEF♯♯4
- G ionian (major)GABCDEF♯—
- G mixolydianGABCDEF♭7
- G dorianGAB♭CDEF♭3 ♭7
- G aeolian (natural minor)GAB♭CDE♭F♭3 ♭6 ♭7
- G phrygianGA♭B♭CDE♭F♭2 ♭3 ♭6 ♭7
- G locrianGA♭B♭CD♭E♭F♭2 ♭3 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
Darker ↓
Jam along
Three drills over the vamp
Play over the repeating G – F chords with a metronome. The neck highlights the notes to aim for, with F ringed.
- The vamp, with a clickG – F, two bars each, in frets 1–5. Strum on the beat.80 bpmLevel 1
- Scale over the vampUp the scale and back down, one note a beat, while G – F sounds. Stay in frets 1–5.80 bpmLevel 1
- Land on the colour noteOver F, aim for F. It is the note that makes it mixolydian.80 bpmLevel 2