Mixolydian Pentatonic

The Mixolydian Pentatonic is a less known scale but widely used by guitarists like Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales, just to mention a few. This is because it works very well when used over Dom7 chords allowing you to have a Pentatonic vibe in your playing with a “Dominant 7th” sound to your lines. In addition you can think it as a Mixolydian scale without the 2 and the 6.

Notes in the key of C: C E F G Bb

Intervals: 1 3 4 5 b7

Diagrams: Whole Fretboard map, Vertical Shapes and symmetrical 2-3 Notes-Per-String Shapes.

Whole Fretboard

Whole Fretboard

Vertical Shapes - by Notes

Vertical Shapes - by Notes

Vertical Shapes - by Degrees

Vertical Shapes - by Degrees

Mixolydian Pentatonic Scale - 2/3 Notes-Per-String Shapes

Mixolydian Pentatonic Scale - 2/3 Notes-Per-String Shapes

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