Mixolydian Scale with LH chord/Swing Bassline

Dave Spicer shows you ways of applying the mixolydian (or dominant) to improvisations. In this example we use a left hand swing bassline to accompany it.

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[ExpressStaveNotation]

Nice to see the key circle written with flat keys on the right! So chords naturally progress clockwise, the way time flows. There are other advantages of showing the "key clock" this way. One is that the keys on the RIGHT of the clock use black keys on the RIGHT of the black key groups of 3 and 2. (eg Bb major uses Bb on the right of the 3, plus Eb on the right of the 2.) And vise versa.

I also like your swing LH walking bassline pattern on the "power chord" (1, 5, 1) for each chord.

[schoolofmusiconline]

@ExpressStaveNotation Well said. My first teacher wrote the circle this way and for years showed me new ways of reading it. I'm still discovering little things on the circle that relate to the 'bigger picture'. Not sure why the circle of fifths (the circle written anti-clockwise) is taught in most methods. Perhaps it's because classical texts generally introduce sharp keys before flat keys?? I'm not sure... but I do prefer this one.

Thanks for your comments!

[RustyCoathanger2]

thank you, this is absolutely brilliant brilliant, wonderful stuff the best I have seen on youtube.

Where can I get the other lessons? The website seems to be down right now?

[schoolofmusiconline]

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[toolatepiano]

Great stuff. These are the kind of exercises that motivate scale practicing. Thanks!

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