Melodic Minor Modes - Mixolydian b6 - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 5

C Melodi   C Melodic Minor starting on G =   G,  A,  B,  C,  D, Eb,  F,  G,  A,  B,   C,  D,  Eb,    F,    G 

G Mixolydian b6 scale numbers =  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  b6, b7, 8,  9,  10, 11, 12, b13, b14, 15

Notice that 2/9, 4/11, b6/b13  (b7/b14 rarely called b14) are the same notes.  

Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!

Now lets take every other note in a group of three, four, five, six, and seven notes.

3 notes = G, B, D                     = G major                           (G)

4 notes = G, B, D, F                 = G dominant seventh         (G7)

5 notes = G, B, D, F, A             = G dominant ninth            (G9)

6 notes = G, B, D, F, A, C         = G dominant eleventh      (G11)

7 notes = G, B, D, F, A, C, Eb    = G dominant eleventh flat thirteenth  (G11/b13)

Other common dominant chords:

(dominant also can be written as G7 or G7th)

(also remember b6 functions also as b13 and b6th funtions as #5 or +)

G7/b6th                                 = G, B, D, F, Eb                  (G7/b6)

G maj /b6th                           = G, B, D, Eb                      (Gmajb6)

G maj add 9th                        = G, B, D, A                       (Gmaj9)

G maj b6/9                            = G, B, D, Eb, A                  (Gmaj9+)                   

G sus                                      = G, C, D

G sus 2                                   = G, A, D

G7 sus                                    = G, C, D, F

G7 sus 2                                 = G, A, D, F

G7/b6 sus                              = G, C, D, F, Eb

G11 sus +                               = G, D, F, A, C, Eb

Dont be afraid to work out these chords there are some incredible sound possibilities that normally you would never discover without putting in the time and effort.

So here is your assignment that you will do with all keys using the Mixolydian b6 Mode.

Mixolydian b6 chord progression key of C major:

Original progression  - G //// Cm //// F //// Dm ////  (I,iv,VII,v)

Now with sub chords - G11 sus+ //// Cm/9 //// Fmaj#11 //// Dm7 ////  (I11sus+,iv/9,VII#11,v7)

You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.

You can use any of the G dominant chords in this lesson to sub for the I of the

G Mixolydian b6 Scale.

I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Mixolydian b6 chord progressions previously given (Melodic Minor Modes - Mixolydian b6 - Mode 5) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the I chord with the new I chords from this lesson.

You can also sub any of the chords already covered, example C minor becomes  

Cm 6/9/11.

You can also play the G Mixolydian b6 scale over F7 or any of its diatonic substitutions chords as they are both created from the C Melodic Minor Scale.

Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings. 

You can use all notes when multi-tracking.