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I-IV-I-V = E♭-A♭-E♭-B♭
vi-ii-vi-iii = Cm-Fm-Cm-Gm

Part1 - MixoLydian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

B♭
B «

F

G
A♭
G «
C

D
E♭

D «
G
A♭

B♭

A «
D
E♭

F

E «

B♭

C

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

B♭

C

B «

F

G

G «
C


E♭

D «
G


B♭

A «

E♭

F

E «

B♭

C

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

B♭

C

B «

F

G
A♭
G «
C

D
E♭

D «
G
A♭

B♭

A «
D
E♭

F

E «

B♭

C

B♭-MixoLydian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = E♭ » | E♭ | - | F | - | G | A♭ | - | B♭ | - | C | - | D | E♭ |
The 5th mode of the Major scale is MixoLydian
The MixoLydian mode is a Major mode
In the Key of E♭ the MixoLydian mode is at Root fret 11 +7

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MixoLydian contains 3 instances of V note  B♭ 
B♭-MixoLydian
The Major pentatonic scale includes 5 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = E♭ » | E♭ | - | F | - | G | - | - | B♭ | - | C | - | - | E♭ |
The Major pentatonic scale is formed by
removing the 4th (A♭) and 7th (D) 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  B♭ 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

 
B «



G

G «



I

D «
 


B♭

A «

 



E «

 



 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

 

C

B «

F


IV
G «


D
E♭

D «



V

A «





E «





 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

B♭

C

B «

F

G
A♭
G «
C

D
E♭

D «
G
A♭

B♭

A «
D
E♭

F

E «

B♭

C

B♭-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 = E♭ » | E♭ | - | - | - | G | - | - | B♭ | - | - | - | - | E♭ |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = E♭-G-B♭
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord E♭ barred at Root fret 11 +7
CAGED: within the MixoLydian mode the Root chord takes the A-shape

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

Fret 11 +7
e «



vi

B «



G

G «
 


E♭

D «
 




A «

 



E «



 

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

B♭

C

B «



iii
A♭
G «


D


ii
D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 +7
e «

B♭

C

B «

F

G
A♭
G «
C

D
E♭

D «
G
A♭

B♭

A «
D
E♭

F

E «

B♭

C

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

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

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Root E♭
fret 11 / 23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
Cm
 
 
octave E♭
fret 23
 
 
E «
D
E♭

F

G
A♭

B♭

C

D
E♭

F
 
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E♭
1-3-5
I-iii-V
E♭-G-B♭
dorian
minor
Fm
2-4-6
ii-IV-vi
F-A♭-C
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minor
Gm
3-5-7
iii-V-vii
G-B♭-D
Lydian
Major
A♭
4-6-1
IV-vi-I
A♭-C-E♭
MixoLydian
Major
B♭
5-7-2
V-vii-ii
B♭-D-F
aeolian
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Cm
6-1-3
vi-I-iii
C-E♭-G
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dim
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MixoLydian is the Fifth mode V of the Major scale
MixoLydian is a Major mode
[ KEY of  E♭  ]
MixoLydian mode is played at ROOT fret | 11 | +7 
playing B♭-MixoLydian
 
 
 
 
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