These notes are derived from the G Mixolydian mode. Let's take the G7 chord (G-B-D-F) which is made up of a root (1), major third (3) perfect fifth (5) and minor seventh ( b7). This technique is to play any note in the chord above the seventh. Secondary arpeggios (playing the upper-structure of chords)Īnother technique used by many jazz musicians is to play the upper-structure of chords. How To Play The Upper-Structure of Dominant 7 Chords? Remember that an arpeggio is a chord whose notes are played one by one. When adding the minor seventh to the same triad you get a dominant 7th arpeggio. By adding the sixth (6) you get a sixth arpeggio.
The chart below shows you how to build a major triad, sixth and dominant 7th arpeggios from the Mixolydian mode.Īs you can see a major triad consists of a root/tonic (1), major third (3) and fifth (5). There is only one difference between the Ionian and the Mixolydian mode, this is the minor seventh b7. How To Build Chords From The Mixolydian Mode?
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