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THE MIXOLYDIAN MODE is the fifth mode of the major scale and can literally be seen as a major scale that starts and ends on the 5th note of the scale. The A major scale contains these seven notes: A B C# D E F# G# A

The E Mixolydian mode contains the same seven tones as the A major scale but starts and resolves to the fifth degree, E: E F# G# A B C# D E

Playing the A major scale from the fifth degree produces the E Mixolydian mode, which

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