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Part1 - MixoLydian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

V
B «

ii

iii
IV
G «
vi

vii
I

D «
iii
IV

V

A «
vii
I

ii

E «

V

vi

 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

V

vi

B «

ii

iii

G «
vi


I

D «
iii


V

A «

I

ii

E «

V

vi

 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

V

vi

B «

ii

iii
IV
G «
vi

vii
I

D «
iii
IV

V

A «
vii
I

ii

E «

V

vi

V-MixoLydian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = I » | I | - | ii | - | iii | IV | - | V | - | vi | - | vii | I |
The 5th mode of the Major scale is MixoLydian
The MixoLydian mode is a Major mode
In the Key of I the MixoLydian mode is at Root fret X +7

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MixoLydian contains 3 instances of V note  V 
V-MixoLydian
The Major pentatonic scale includes 5 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = I » | I | - | ii | - | iii | - | - | V | - | vi | - | - | I |
The Major pentatonic scale is formed by
removing the 4th (IV) and 7th (vii) 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  V 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

 
B «



iii

G «



I

D «
 


V

A «

 



E «

 



 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

 

vi

B «

ii


IV
G «


vii
I

D «



V

A «





E «





 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

V

vi

B «

ii

iii
IV
G «
vi

vii
I

D «
iii
IV

V

A «
vii
I

ii

E «

V

vi

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

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

Fret X +7
e «



vi

B «



iii

G «
 


I

D «
 




A «

 



E «



 

 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

V

vi

B «



iii
IV
G «


vii


ii
D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = I

Fret X +7
e «

V

vi

B «

ii

iii
IV
G «
vi

vii
I

D «
iii
IV

V

A «
vii
I

ii

E «

V

vi

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

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V-MixoLydian
minor Shapes
The  ii  (second) chord and  iii  (third) chord are also minor chords
ii (second) 2-4-6 = ii-IV-vi = ii-IV-vi
iii (third) 3-5-7 = iii-V-vii = iii-V-vii
Shown above are the notes of the ii-chord iim and iii-chord iiim
Within the MixoLydian mode the ii-chord and the iii-chord take the diagonal and triangular shape

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Root I
fret X / X+12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
vim
 
 
octave I
fret X+12
 
 
E «
vii
I

ii

iii
IV

V

vi

vii
I

ii
 
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MixoLydian is the Fifth mode V of the Major scale
MixoLydian is a Major mode
[ KEY of  I  ]
MixoLydian mode is played at ROOT fret | X | +7 
playing V-MixoLydian
 
 
 
 
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