Hi everyone, it's been while since the last time I was here so i don't no if anyone's considered this:
In david hodges lesson Preparing to climb... he writes out that in the song Landslide Lindsey Buckingham uses a Eb Mixolydian Scale. The tones he writes out for that scale is:
Eb F G A Bb C D Eb
Now correct me if i'm wrong but is'nt this the Bb Major scale?
Because the Eb Mixolydian don't have an A in it, it's got a G# and since this tone was the entire reason for the changing the scale from Eb major to Eb Mixolydian I find it strange that the tone is not in the scale.
Otherwise thankyou to David Hodge, he's thaught me alot.
(the Eb Mixolydian scale is the tones of the G# scale in the 5th position or???)
peace in our time
Eb mixo would be Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb
You're right about the Ab, but there is also a Db (minor seventh) and not a D (major eventh).
shure, forgot that. But David wanted to get the A that is'nt in the Eb major scale and then he changed to Eb Mixolydian wich does'nt contain an A either. It confuses me a bit and I'm shure that David had a reason, I just can't figure it out.
peace in our time
My guess is it should read Bb Mixolydian which will flatten the A.
I'm no theory guru but if the key signature is assuming Eb with the A raised then maybe it should be E lydian.
All this theory, it gives me a headache :)
The scale you have posted is Eb Lydian, maybe its not meant to be Mixolydian?!?
Nope I'm pretty shure that's what he wrote here's the link from the lesson:
https://www.guitarnoise.com/article.php?id=435
so you can see if I've gone (more) nuts.
Hey, maybe someone can send this to David so that he can explain for himself...[/url]
peace in our time
I just read through it, and I'm sure it's just momentary confusion (it happens to all of us at times).
The musical examples in the key of Eb have A natural - the raised fourth. So it's the mode of Eb Lydian, not mixolydian. Mixolydian would have A flat, and change the D to a Db - the scale notes from the key of Ab.
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