The Mixolydian Scale

The Mixolydian mode is the fifth mode of the major scale, in other words, playing the mixolydian is the same as playing a major scale starting at the fifth note.

The finger pattern for the mixolydian mode is as follows;

In this example we are playing the F# mixolydian scale, starting at the 2nd fret of the 6th (low E) string.

This scale should be easy to learn because apart from the first three notes (on the 6th string), the finger pattern is identical to playing a major scale starting on the A string.

The note marked in red is the beginning of the relative major scale pattern, in this case B major.

Black Notes: These positions should be fretted with the first finger.
Blue Notes: These positions should be fretted with the second finger.
Green Notes: These positions should be fretted with the third finger.
White Notes: These positions should be fretted with the fourth finger.