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    Mixolydian solo & Pentatonic scales

    Nov 20, 2019 4 minutes

    In this lesson, we are looking at medium-paced Mixolydian studies that provide you with some new vocabulary and should be achievable to play. So far we have looked at Pentatonic scales that stem from the various notes of Mixolydian. Having already looked at scales whose root notes stem from the root 2nd, this lesson shifts our attention to the 3rd.

    The purpose of extracting these various triads, arpeggios and Pentatonics is to provide us with fresh musical perspectives. Each new perspective not only sounds different; it will make us play in a different way too.

    Like a skilful chef, by selecting certain notes and leaving out others, we are able to present a range of different sonic flavours from the same limited range of ingredients, in an attempt

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