what is the dorian scale good for
July 15, 2010 12:38 AM Subscribe
how do you use dorian scales in jazz guitar?
my guitar friend was showing me the other day how to work the dorian scale over a 2-5-1 combination. how the dorian scale matches for improvisation as the 2 chord is played. so i am just wondering if anyone has similar tips regarding jazz guitar improvisation. what mode scales are useful in what situation?
my guitar friend was showing me the other day how to work the dorian scale over a 2-5-1 combination. how the dorian scale matches for improvisation as the 2 chord is played. so i am just wondering if anyone has similar tips regarding jazz guitar improvisation. what mode scales are useful in what situation?
Oh, and don't forget pentatonics (2 main types tend to be most useful - 1-2-3(major or minor)-5-major6 or the bluesy 1-minor3-4-5-minor7) and blues scales. There are so many blues scale variants that's a whole thread in itself. Probably the easiest is the heptatonic you get by adding the sharpened 4th to the blues pentatonic above, but there are 7- 8- and 9-note variants of the blues scale, too...
Then there are the 'exotics'...
posted by monkey closet at 4:39 AM on July 15, 2010
Then there are the 'exotics'...
posted by monkey closet at 4:39 AM on July 15, 2010
how do you use dorian scales in jazz guitar?
It's always worth trying when you're in a minor key. For instance, if the song is in A minor (often Aeolian), trying playing A Dorian. Monkey closet put it very well: the major 6th adds "color." You could also alternate between A Dorian and A Aeolian. The major 6th sounds very "jazzy," and you can then create a feeling of resolution by switching to the minor 6th.
posted by Jaltcoh at 7:21 AM on July 15, 2010
It's always worth trying when you're in a minor key. For instance, if the song is in A minor (often Aeolian), trying playing A Dorian. Monkey closet put it very well: the major 6th adds "color." You could also alternate between A Dorian and A Aeolian. The major 6th sounds very "jazzy," and you can then create a feeling of resolution by switching to the minor 6th.
posted by Jaltcoh at 7:21 AM on July 15, 2010
what is the dorian scale good for[?]
Playing variations on the Carlos Santana secret chord progression.
posted by timeistight at 9:52 AM on July 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
Playing variations on the Carlos Santana secret chord progression.
posted by timeistight at 9:52 AM on July 15, 2010 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: good answers thanks, gives me a few things to look at..
posted by edtut at 7:33 PM on July 15, 2010
posted by edtut at 7:33 PM on July 15, 2010
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1 Ionian (major)
2 Dorian (minor with a raised 6th)
3 Phrygian (minor with a lowered 2nd)
4 Lydian (major with a reaised 4th)
5 Myxolydian (major with a lowered 7th)
6 Aeolian ('natural' minor)
7 Locrian (minor with lowered 2nd and 5th)
You can often effectively sustitute by chord type to add a bit of colour outside the basic feel of the key:
Major: ionian, lydian or myxolydian
Minor: dorian, phrygian or aeolian
7: myxolydian
m7: dorian, phrygian or aeolian
M7: ionan or lydian
dim: locrian
etc...
for augmented chords, you can use a whole-tone scale, while dim 7ths need a tone-semitone or semitone-tone scale
posted by monkey closet at 4:24 AM on July 15, 2010