Octave Method for 6-String Guitar : Major Scales & Arpeggios
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G mixolydian mode box shapes
The table that follows lists previous BLOGoZON issues where the MAJOR SCALE MODES have been detailed:-
BLOGoZON ISSUE No. |
MODAL FORMULA |
MAJOR SCALE MODE NAME |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
Ionian |
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1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 |
Dorian |
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1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
Phrygian |
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 |
Lydian |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 |
Mixolydian |
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 |
Aeolian |
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1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
Locrian |
This issue demonstrates the perfect mode to improvise guitar solos over chords from the DOMINANT family - the MIXOLYDIAN MODE - these chords are listed in the next table.
CHORD SYMBOL |
CHORD NAME |
FORMULA |
| G | major | 1 3 5 |
| G7 | dominant seventh | 1 3 5 b7 |
| G9 | dominant ninth | 1 3 5 b7 9 |
| G11 | dominant eleventh | 1 3 5 b7 9 11 |
| G13 | dominant thirteenth | 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13 |
The reason this mode works over these chords is that they are both essentially derived from the same thing i.e the G13 chord is the mixolydian mode stacked in thirds.
The easiest example of the mixolydian mode is rooted on G natural - as it is really the C major scale re-arranged so that it starts with the fifth note (G) rather than the first (C).
Hence the GEDCA octaves sequence is shown for G natural in the diagram that follows:-
The diagram that follows shows all of the G mixolydian mode notes plotted over the 6-string guitar's
fretboard in both the 
and CAGED octaves styles:-
As always a more long term solution to fretboard navigation is to see scales/arpeggios as INTERVAL shapes rather than note names - as these are universal to all scales, arpeggios and chords rather than specific to one particular root note - with this in mind the intervals for the G mixolydian mode are detailed below in the GEDCA octaves manner:-
The table and tabbed panel below details all five box shapes for the G mixolydian mode in the GEDCA octaves style.
GEDCA octaves - G mixolydian mode box shapes
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- 6G3G1
- 6E4E1
- 4D2
- 5C2
- 5A3
- 6G3G1 at 12
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