When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. There are 12 notes on a piano keyboard: C to C and repeat. But in almost all music, the point is ...

Only the order of tones and semitones is different. Both keys have the same key signature, shown here:. Because they share the same key signature and the same notes, it is common to modulate or change ...

When to use it: For a relaxed, but generally major key vibe. Over a I-IV-V progression (such as G-C-D) where the V chord is the root (D-C-G). Mixolydian is a versatile scale. Its sonic signature is ...