The Mixolydian Cadence: Steal This Bright, Bluesy Piano Progression (bVII–IV–I)
The Mixolydian cadence gives you that bright, anthemic, slightly bluesy sound heard in countless rock and pop songs — and this lesson shows you how to play it on piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down the bVII–IV–I 'Mixolydian' cadence — the same move behind 'With a Little Help from My Friends' — and shows you how to build it from the ground up. You'll learn how to construct the Mixolydian mode, harmonise it into chords, and then play the cadence across multiple keys. There's also a piano improvisation exercise to internalise the sound. Finally, you'll see how the Circle of Fifths makes this progression easy to find and transpose anywhere on the keyboard. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 00:24 Introduction to the “Mixolydian” Cadence 01:25 Building the Mixolydian Scale/Mode 02:53 Creative importance of practicing on many KEYS 03:41 Harmonising the “Mixolydian Scale” 05:56 “With a Little Help from my friends” VIIb IV I 09:09 Building VIIb IV I on multiple scales 10:34 Improvisation Exercise for Piano 12:21 Using the Circle of Fifths 13:01 Conclusion ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MixolydianMode #ChordProgressions #PianoTheory
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