Mixolydian solo with Pentatonic scales
Recently, we’ve been using various medium-paced solo studies as examples of how to apply some of the different Pentatonic scales that reside within Mixolydian. In this lesson, we’re going to focus on useful Pentatonic scales that stem from the 5th note of each Mixolydian scale. Remember, the purpose of trying to extract five-note scales from within a seven-note scale is to provide us with fresh musical perspectives. Each new perspective not only sounds different, but will make us play in a different way too.
When extracting Pentatonic scales (‘penta’ meaning five in Greek) from a seven-note scale like Mixolydian, one could simply choose to systematically omit two notes from that parental scale. For example, if we omit the major 3rd and major 6th degrees of Mixoydian, we effectively produce a Minor Pentatonic scale from the 5th note:
Conversely, one could say that playing a Minor Pentatonic scale from the 5th
