Mixolydian solo featuring Lateral Dominant Pentatonic

n this current series, we are looking at a range of Mixolydian solo studies that are medium-paced throughout so that you can aim to play each from start to finish.

In the previous lesson, we learned how to extract the five-note Dominant Pentatonic scale as a useful flavour from within the seven-note Mixolydian scale.

Technically, this relatively unknown scale is closer in sound to a dominant seventh chord than the more commonly-used Major or Minor Pentatonic scales.

In this lesson, we are going to look at ways of incorporating lateral motion using this scale, which involves moving along the length of the guitar neck, rather than just staying in one area or position (vertical motion).

To understand and practise lateral motion, simply play a short lick or line in a scale that you know and then shift your hand up or down the length of the neck to a