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Every once in awhile someone asks about modes. Last night while reading I came across this statement. “When you have a minor progression that has a major or dominant IV chord you’ll want to use the Dorian mode to solo over it. This is one of the most common uses of the Dorian Mode”.Also, it said that Carlos Santana was the master of using this mode. So, I guess I will be looking for some Santana music to see what he does.

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I am also working on minor scales and chord progressions in a minor key as I want to take the next step and move away from using primarily pentatonic and blues scales.

The first one for me to focus on is the natural minor scale. It's the minor pentatonic scale with the 2 and flat 6 added to it.

By changing the flat 6 to a major 6, you get the Dorian mode. That mode is the next one on my list.

Wim.

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On 11/10/2019 at 12:07 PM, Wim VD1 said:

I am also working on minor scales and chord progressions in a minor key as I want to take the next step and move away from using primarily pentatonic and blues scales.

The first one for me to focus on is the natural minor scale. It's the minor pentatonic scale with the 2 and flat 6 added to it.

By changing the flat 6 to a major 6, you get the Dorian mode. That mode is the next one on my list.

Wim.

I guess that’s one way to look at it. I just start on the parallel mode.E minor to E Dorian or A minor to A Dorian etc or E minor to E Mixolydian etc.

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