Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cult's Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy. If you’ve ever found the major scale annoyingly happy but the minor scale too moody, do we ...

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 ...