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- What is the Dorian mode guitar?
- What is characteristic of the Dorian mode?
- What is the tonic of Dorian mode?
- How do you play Dorian mode on guitar?
What is the Dorian mode guitar?
On the guitar, Dorian mode is the second mode of the major scale. It's the sound that's created when the 2nd scale degree is functioning as the tonic. Because it features a f3rd and centers on a minor chord, it's considered a minor mode. Drawing from the G major scale, Dorian mode looks like this: G major.
What is characteristic of the Dorian mode?
And its half step intervals are between the major second/minor third and major sixth/minor seventh. So, the minor third tell us that Dorian is minor in quality. And the major 6th differentiates it from our most common minor mode Aeolian (natural minor). So Dorian's most characteristic tone is its major sixth!
What is the tonic of Dorian mode?
1. dorian mode
| Note no. | Degree name |
|---|---|
| 1 | D is the tonic of the dorian mode |
| 2 | E is the supertonic of the dorian mode |
| 3 | F is the mediant of the dorian mode |
| 4 | G is the subdominant of the dorian mode |
How do you play Dorian mode on guitar?
DORIAN SCALE POSITIONS
If you want to play the Dorian scale in a different key, just move the entire scale up or down. For example: If you move A dorian scale up a whole step (2 frets) you're playing B dorian. If you move D Dorian down a whole step you're playing C dorian.
