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      • 0. Prerequisites
      • 1. Jazz Chords
        • A. The Shell and Chord Theory
        • B. The 2-5-1 Progression
        • C. Jazz Chord Voicings
      • 2. Blues Comping and Improvisation
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    • Index
    • Blues Tunes 1
    • Modal Tunes 1
      • So What (Dorian)
      • Footprints (Dorian)
      • Impressions (Dorian)
      • All Blues (Mixolydian)
      • Freddie Freeloader (Mixolydian)
    • Straight Ahead Tunes 1
      • Satin Doll
    • Ballads and Pop Tunes 1
    • Blues Tunes 2
    • Straight Ahead Tunes 2
      • Black Orpheus
    • Modal Tunes 2
    • Other Tunes
  • Scales 1
    • Why Scales?
    • The Chromatic Scale
    • Pentatonic and Blues Scales
    • Modes of the Major Scale
      • Major: Ionian and Lydian
      • Minor: Dorian, Aeolian, and Phrygian
      • Dominant: Mixolydian
      • Half-Diminished: Locrian
    • Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale
      • Melodic Minor
      • Dominant: Lydian Dom. and Altered Dom. Scales
      • Mixolydian â™­6
      • Half-Diminished: Locrian â™®2
  • Scales 2
    • Bebop Scales
    • Diminished and Whole Tone Scales
    • Modes of the Harmonic Minor Scale
    • Jazz Scales: Wikipedia
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  • Jazz Tunes that use the Mixolydian Mode
  • Pop and Rock Tunes that use the Mixolydian Mode

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  1. Scales 1
  2. Modes of the Major Scale

Dominant: Mixolydian

Start here for playing over dominant chords.

PreviousMinor: Dorian, Aeolian, and PhrygianNextHalf-Diminished: Locrian

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Mixolydian Mode

Jazz Tunes that use the Mixolydian Mode

Pop and Rock Tunes that use the Mixolydian Mode

Way too many popular rock songs use the Mixolydian Mode to list here, especially the ever popular I,â™­VII,IVI,\flat VII, IVI,â™­VII,IVchord progression (e.g. D, C, G in D mixolydian, like in Sweet Home Alabama below). Here are just a few:

All Blues (Mixolydian)
Freddie Freeloader (Mixolydian)