Mixolydian
 

This is the Mixolydian mode, which is the fifth degree of ionian. It sounds very similar to ionian except that it's seventh degree is lowered in comparison. I'm not sure how to describe the sound. Listen to 'Summer Song' by Satriani off of The Extremist. It's pure mixolydian in A which is derived from D Ionian.

Here is the chordal structure for Mixolydian:

I ii iii° IV v vi VII

The example is in A Mixolydian. It opens with some chords to establish a tonality. The progression is A-G-A-G-A-G-D5-E5-A. 


Key = A  Mixolydian


  
  
 The last part isn't that accurate, sorry.
 * = bend is still held
 
 
 E |-------17----17-19b(21)--------21b(22)-21-19-17-----------------|
 B |-17h19----19----------------17-------------------19b(20)-19*-19-|
 G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
 E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B |-19-17----17-------------17-------------------------------------|
 G |-------------19-19-18-19----------------------------------------|
 D |----------------------------19-19-17-17-19----------------------|
 A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E |-------17----17-19b(21)--------21b(22)-21-19-17-----------------|
 B |-17h19----19----------------17-------------------19b(20)-19-17--|
 G |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 E |----------------------------------------------------|
 B |----------17----------------------------------------|
 G |-19-18-19----19-18-19-18----------------------------|
 D |-------------------------21-19-19-17-17-19-21-17-19-|
 A |----------------------------------------------------|
 E |----------------------------------------------------|