Examples of the Mixolydian Mode in popular Music!

Mixolydian is the 5th mode built off of the Major Scale. Mixolydian Formula = 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 8 It’s the same as the Major Scale, but has a minor 7th. Building chords with Mixolydian, we get I ii iii dim IV v vi bVII Song Examples: Norwegian Wood: The Beatles verse: D C G D ( I bVII IV I) I Feel Fine: The Beatles intro: D C G Parallel Modes Clocks: Coldplay verse: D Am Em D ( I v vi I) Summer Song: Joe Satriani verse: A D (I IV) Jessica: The Allman Brothers verse: A D ( I IV) Back in Black: AC/DC verse/chorus: E D A (I bVII IV) Rock N Roll Ain’t Noise Pollution: AC/DC verse: E7 All Blues: Miles Davis G7 (I7) C7 (I7) Parallel Modes Become a Patron at www.patreon.com/rhinebeckschoolofmusic. Visit www.rhinebeckschoolofmusic.com and subscribe!