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vi-ii-vi-iii = G♯m-C♯m-G♯m-D♯m

Part1 - MixoLydian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

F♯
B «

C♯

D♯
E
G «
G♯

A♯
B

D «
D♯
E

F♯

A «
A♯
B

C♯

E «

F♯

G♯

 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

F♯

G♯

B «

C♯

D♯

G «
G♯


B

D «
D♯


F♯

A «

B

C♯

E «

F♯

G♯

 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

F♯

G♯

B «

C♯

D♯
E
G «
G♯

A♯
B

D «
D♯
E

F♯

A «
A♯
B

C♯

E «

F♯

G♯

F♯-MixoLydian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = B » | B | - | C♯ | - | D♯ | E | - | F♯ | - | G♯ | - | A♯ | B |
The 5th mode of the Major scale is MixoLydian
The MixoLydian mode is a Major mode
In the Key of B the MixoLydian mode is at Root fret 7 +7

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MixoLydian contains 3 instances of V note  F♯ 
F♯-MixoLydian
The Major pentatonic scale includes 5 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = B » | B | - | C♯ | - | D♯ | - | - | F♯ | - | G♯ | - | - | B |
The Major pentatonic scale is formed by
removing the 4th (E) and 7th (A♯) from the Major scale
When played in one position, each string has 2 notes

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MixoLydian contains 3 instances of V note  F♯ 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

 
B «



D♯

G «



I

D «
 


F♯

A «

 



E «

 



 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

 

G♯

B «

C♯


IV
G «


A♯
B

D «



V

A «





E «





 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

F♯

G♯

B «

C♯

D♯
E
G «
G♯

A♯
B

D «
D♯
E

F♯

A «
A♯
B

C♯

E «

F♯

G♯

F♯-MixoLydian
Major Patterns
The Root chord is a Major chord and is made by "stacking"
the 1st-3rd-5th notes of the Key
       If Key = B » | B | - | - | - | D♯ | - | - | F♯ | - | - | - | - | B |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = B-D♯-F♯
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord B barred at Root fret 7 +7
CAGED: within the MixoLydian mode the Root chord takes the A-shape

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F♯-MixoLydian
Major Shapes
The IV (Fourth) chord and V (Fifth) chord are also Major chords
IV (Fourth) 4-6-1 = IV-vi-I = E-G♯-B
V (Fifth) 5-7-2 = V-vii-ii = F♯-A♯-C♯
Shown above are the notes of the IV-chord E and V-chord F♯
Within the MixoLydian mode the IV-chord takes the D-shape
the V-chord takes the E-shape

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Part3 - minor shapes & patterns

 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «



vi

B «



D♯

G «
 


B

D «
 




A «

 



E «



 

 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

F♯

G♯

B «



iii
E
G «


A♯


ii
D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = B

Fret 7 +7
e «

F♯

G♯

B «

C♯

D♯
E
G «
G♯

A♯
B

D «
D♯
E

F♯

A «
A♯
B

C♯

E «

F♯

G♯

F♯-MixoLydian
minor Patterns
The Relative minor chord is made of the 6th-1st-3rd notes of the Key
       If Key = B » | B | - | - | - | D♯ | - | - | - | - | G♯ | - | - | B |
vi (sixth) 6-1-3 = vi-I-iii = G♯-B-D♯
Shown above are the notes of the Relative minor chord G♯m
Within the MixoLydian mode the Relative minor chord takes the vertical shape

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F♯-MixoLydian
minor Shapes
The  ii  (second) chord and  iii  (third) chord are also minor chords
ii (second) 2-4-6 = ii-IV-vi = C♯-E-G♯
iii (third) 3-5-7 = iii-V-vii = D♯-F♯-A♯
Shown above are the notes of the ii-chord C♯m and iii-chord D♯m
Within the MixoLydian mode the ii-chord and the iii-chord take the diagonal and triangular shape

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Root B
fret 7 / 19
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
G♯m
 
 
octave B
fret 19
 
 
E «
A♯
B

C♯

D♯
E

F♯

G♯

A♯
B

C♯
 
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Major
B
1-3-5
I-iii-V
B-D♯-F♯
dorian
minor
C♯m
2-4-6
ii-IV-vi
C♯-E-G♯
phrygian
minor
D♯m
3-5-7
iii-V-vii
D♯-F♯-A♯
Lydian
Major
E
4-6-1
IV-vi-I
E-G♯-B
MixoLydian
Major
F♯
5-7-2
V-vii-ii
F♯-A♯-C♯
aeolian
minor
G♯m
6-1-3
vi-I-iii
G♯-B-D♯
locrian
dim
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MixoLydian is the Fifth mode V of the Major scale
MixoLydian is a Major mode
[ KEY of  B  ]
MixoLydian mode is played at ROOT fret | 7 | +7 
playing F♯-MixoLydian
 
 
 
 
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