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A Mixolydian

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guitar_neck 5 5 R R 3 3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 5 5 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 R R 2 2 4 4 5 5 b7 b7 R R 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 5 5 b7 b7 R R 3 3 4 4 5 5 R R 3 3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 5 5 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 R R 4 4 b7 b7 3 3 5 5 R R

Practice backingtrack for A Mixolydian

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Intervals of the A Mixolydian scale

stepping pattern

         interval name             note
R Perfect unison A
2 Major second B
3 Major third C#
4 Perfect fourth D
5 Perfect fifth E
6 Major sixth F#
b7 Minor seventh G

Good to Know

The A mixolydian in musical notation

The Mixolydian mode is also known as the fifth mode from the diatonic scale. It sometimes called the Dominant scale because the fifth degree of a diatonic scale is know as the dominant. This scale is a big part of the traditional folk,blues and rock music sound. It differs from the major scale (Ionian mode) because its 7th note is flattend. Its triade is a Major triade, and it seventh chord is a Dominant7th (other extensions are 9, 11, 13)

Alternative names

  • A Mixolydian mode
  • A Dominant scale
  • the fifth mode of the diatonic scale