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Mixolydian Triads (triads derived from the Mixolydian Scale) are a tasty way to play over a I7 chord in a Mixolydian tonality... This is yet another example of how scales and chords are complimentary views of the same musical stuff... and of how knowing your scales helps you know your chords and vice versa! Don't … Continue reading Jazz School: Mixolydian Tonality: Mixolydian Triads
Welcome to the Mixolydian Scale, our first lesson in Mixolydian Tonality--a commonly used tonality in modal Jazz and Jazz Blues...
A useful harmonic-melodic conception of the basic major Blues chords (I7-IV7-V7) is as three sets of matched "scale-chords" or "chord-scales"...
he Mixolydian Scale is widely used in major-sounding Blues tonalities commonly found in Blues, rock, pop, folk, and modal jazz...
Downloadable PDF showing the music notation, key signature, keyboard layout, letter names, scale degrees, and solfege syllables for the Mixolydian Scale in 12 keys... Scale study should never be a mindless, mechanical exercise. Scale study, done right, is about reading for meaning, developing your ears, and really learning your way around the keyboard. Music Theory Charts … Continue reading Scales: Mixolydian Scale Theory, 12 Keys
Let's expand our musical minds and ears by comparing a dozen definitive scales that represent a broad cross section of almost every style of music you can imagine--classical, pop, rock, jazz, blues, boogie woogie, ragtime, country, reggae, world music, and more...
The Mixolydian Scale is widely used in folk, pop, rock, bluegrass, country, and modal jazz...