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Mixolydian mode
The next mode of the key of C Major will be the
Mixolydian mode. The Mixolydian mode is the 5th note of the major key.
The 5th note of the key of C Major is the G note. The G chord in the key
of C is a major chord. So the Mixolydian mode is a major
mode played from
G
to G in the key of C major.
Look at the image below and notice the notes and the positions of the Mixolydian mode.
Notice the G
notes have been highlighted.
To play this pattern you would start at the 15th fret Low
E string 2 finger. Look at the fingering below. Remember to play
from G to G low
E string to High E string.
Tablature below.
------------------------------------------------------------15-17-19-
-----------------------------------------------15-17-18--------------
----------------------------------14-16-17---------------------------
---------------------14-15-17----------------------------------------
---------14-15-17----------------------------------------------------
-15-17----------------------------------------------------------------
The first note 2 finger low E string 15th fret,
play that note. 4 finger low E string 17th fret. 1,
2 and 4 fingers A string. 1, 2 and 4 D
string. 1, 3 and 4 G string. Finish this
mode off at the G note high
E string 15th fret.
Look at the image above very closely and you will notice the fingering
pattern for G major pentatonic too. The fingering pattern is the same for the F
and C as well. 2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3, 2-4, 2-4. Learn them both, Mixolydian and G
major pentatonic. Lay down a G chord and play the fingering 2-4, 1-4, 1-4, 1-3,
2-4, 2-4, starting at the 15th fret and the same
fingering at the 3rd fret. Remember all notes repeat after 12 frets.
Tablature below.
-------------------------------------------------12-13-15---
-------------------------------------12-13-15---------------
-------------------------10-12-14---------------------------
-------------10-12-14---------------------------------------
-10-12-14---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
In the next lesson we will learn the 6th mode of the key of C Major. This
will be the Aeolian mode.
Good Luck,
From the Jam Room
