In this free jazz guitar lesson we will learn about the Bb Mixolydian Mode. In the video we will use the backing track "Bb static dominant" which is track 10 from the Let's Jam! Jazz & Blues CD. This track is a one chord vamp on Bb7.
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Let's start by taking a look at the Bb Mixolydian Mode.
Bb Mixolydian contains the notes Bb C D Eb F G Ab Bb. Bb Major contains the notes Bb C D Eb F G A Bb. The only difference is the note Ab, which is the flat 7. We use the flat 7 because the chord Bb7 contains the note Ab. Bb Mixolydian also has the same notes as the Eb Major scale. This means that Eb major and Bb Mixolydian are for all practical purposes the same. Here is a Eb Major scale.
So you can think of Bb Mixolydian in two ways. One is to play a Bb major scale with a flat 7. The other is to play an Eb Major scale and know that it contains the same notes as Bb Mixolydian. I am going to play this scale over track 10 of the Let's Jam! Jazz & Blues CD.
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