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Basic Scales with a Root G
Scales with a Root G: Pentatonic
Scales with a Root G: Blues
Scales with a Root G: Bebop
Scales with a Root G: Hexitonic
Scales with a Root G: Diminished
Scales with a Root G: Harmonic Minor
Scales with a Root G: Altered
Scales with a Root G: Whole Tones
Modes with a Root G: Ionian
Modes with a Root G: Dorian
Modes with a Root G: Phrygian
Modes with a Root G: Lydian
Modes with a Root G: Mixolydian
Modes with a Root G: Aeolian
Modes with a Root G: Locrian
Summary: Learn how to play different scales and modes in the key of G in this free video on jazz music theory and the Mixolydian scale.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"Now we are going to take a look at our G mixolydian which is the 5th mode of C major. So all the white notes and you notice now we have our flat 7 in here, we still have the 4th note in there as a void note but we have this nice 7th sound and you hear that all over the place especially in the blues it is a great place to use it. Use your blue scale also it is the 5,7 or 2,5 going back to the 1 so this is the mode that you are probably going to see the most except for the Dorain mode. It is really useful to get under your hands and all you got to remember is you take this 7 and make it flat so there is a whole step between your 7 and your root. Great scale to utilize the bebop scale to as well and that is G mixolydian. "
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