The Dorian Scale
Another common sound in Funk is the Dorian scale or mode. Its degrees are 1 2 b3 4 5 6 and b7. Here it is in the key of G, in the E form.
The following examples show some of the ways the dorian scale can be used.
This riff is the same as the previous example, except for some added harmony notes.
Class Sessions
1- Major Chords
2- INTRODUCTION
3- LESSON FIFTEEN
4- LESSON SIXTEEN
5- New Sounds
6- LESSON EIGHTEEN
7- LESSON NINETEEN
8- 6ths
9- 3rds
10- Major Scales
11- Minor Chords
12- LESSON TWENTY FOUR
13- LESSON TWENTY FIVE
14- 4ths
15- Triplets
16- Chord Embellishment
17- More on 9th Chords
18- Swamp Sounds
19- A Final Solo
20- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
21- D Form
22- Percussive Strumming
23- LESSON TWO
24- LESSON THREE
25- The Rake
26- The Mixolydian Scale
27- D Form
28- LESSON SEVEN
29- Tritones
30- LESSON NINE
31- A New Solo
32- The Dorian Scale
33- LESSON THIRTEEN
34- Section 2 Summary
35- Octaves
36- 7sus Chords
37- The Trill
38- Tuning Your Guitar
39- Common Picking and Strumming Directions
40- Chord Diagrams
41- Fretboard Diagrams
42- Tablature
43- Tablature Symbols