Phrases in Mixolydian

Read and play phrases in the Mixolydian mode to fix its bluesy major colour.

1. Step 1Read the phrase at sight: it is in Mixolydian, with the minor seventh as its colour note.
2. Step 2Play it keeping the b7 open, without the leading-tone pull toward the tonic.
3. Step 3The generator box above lets you hear Mixolydian in any key before reading.