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

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