A useful way to think about Mixolydian harmony is to expand the Mixolydian Scale into a seven-note “super-chord” in stacked fourths…
This is yet another example of how scales and chords are complementary views of the same musical stuff… and of how knowing your scales helps you know your chords and vice versa!
Improvisation Hint: With the root C in the bass, you can play any of the notes above in any combination (single notes and chords) to playfully express yourself in a Mixolydian Tonality in a wide variety of ways. For example…
Homework
Using your knowledge of scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play this voicing in other keys. In doing so, you will build an immense chord vocabulary by ear, intellect, eye and muscle!
learn more… Jazz School: Mixolydian Triads
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