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| | Cyberfret.com: Mixolyidian Scale Blues |
 | | So, the arpeggio notes for A7 are A, C#, E, and G. Now look at the notes in the Mixolydian scale for that measure: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, and G. All the arpeggio notes are here on the strong beats, which are beats one and four. |
 | | When you make riffs with the A Mixolydian scale, you want to make sure the strong beats tend to use the notes A, C#, E, and G -- the tones of the A7 chord. |
 | | The Mixolydian mode is a good way for inducing a bluesey kind of mood, which you saw and heard in this exercise. |
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