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TheDirt
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TheDirt
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04/15/2004 11:49 pm
The formula for creating a mixolydian scale from scratch is this: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, half, whole, or 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1/2, 1, whichever you prefer. So, C (whole) D (whole) E (half) F (whole) G (whole) A (half) Bb (whole) C. There you go! C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb.

If you prefer to compare scales to ones you alread know, to generate the Mixolydian scale from a major scale, flatten the seventh (b7). So, C Major = C, D, E, F, G, A, B. B is the 7th, so flatten it to Bb to get C Mixolydian. Got it?
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