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Modal Study of the Week: C# Mixolydian from the Parent Key of F# Major

Every morning, I challenge myself to write a modal study. You should try it out for yourself! The basic idea is to push the envelope and discover chord progressions that aren’t generic but still catchy.

SMG Guitar Lesson #16: Mixolydian Mode

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The Mixolydian mode that we know today is very different than that of the Greeks. Modern day Mixolydian mode didn’t begin to take shape until around the middle ages through various translations, mistranslations, and alterations at the dawn of Gregorian chant.