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Nice Lick 22: Dorian sounds with a simple triad trick (Patreon)

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2023-04-21 16:27:34
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Hello all. In today's video I'm continuing my occasional Nice Lick series. This lick is all about using a simple triad embellishment idea to give you a dorian mode flavour. If you already know a few basic triad shapes then this concept is a really easy one to implement, and a great way of generating some sophisticated-sounding licks and lines.

Tab can be found below; I've written out note for note what I play at the start of the video.

Hope you enjoy it. The backing track can be found in the next post.

- Adrian

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Nice Lick 22: sweet Dorian sounds with a simple triad trick

In this video we're going to learn an extremely NICE Dorian-flavoured lick. Tab and backing track can be found on Patreon (pay what you like): https://www.patreon.com/anyonecanplayguitar Hi 00:00 The LICK 00:36 Dorian mode explained 01:29 Dorian chord progressions 02:34 Minor 6th arpeggios 03:46 Minor 7b5 arpeggios 05:20 Triads with added 6th 06:17 The LICK 09:19 Variation on the LICK 11:55 Gear used in this video 15:03 Bye 15:44 My beginner soloing course: https://courses.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk My latest album: https://zodiactoys.bandcamp.com/releases Please subscribe here for many more YouTube lessons: https://www.youtube.com/c/anyonecanplayguitarcouk Check out my website: https://www.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk Social blah: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acpgtr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/acpgtr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk

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Robert Bachmeier

I know you have more of an understanding of theory in your little finger than I have in my entire brain, but your description of the Dorian mode seems overly complicated. The G Dorian is the 2nd mode in the key of F major correct? It is a minor scale and you are already playing the E, rather than the Eb of a G minor scale. There's no thinking about taking a Gm scale and raising the 6th, just simply use the same notes as an F Major scale with G as the tonic right? Unless I just don't understand modes as I think I do.

Robert Bachmeier

Either way, I love this lick. Another great lesson.

anyonecanplayguitar

That's all correct! In the interests of keeping the video concise I didn't go too deeply into this stuff. But I'm definitely toying with the idea of doing an in depth video or series of videos on modes at some point. I think there are two main ways of looking at modes. One is to think about the relationship with the parent major scale, so as you say G Dorian is the F major scale starting on G. The other is to think about the scales in a parallel fashion, all starting from the same root (G Aeolian, G Dorian etc.) Which makes it easy to see the relationships between the modes, and the different intervals involved. Both these perspectives are important to understand. But for me, when I'm actually making music I don't like to be translating from the relative major. It's easy to get confused and means you might not emphasise the best sounding notes. So if I'm playing G Dorian I want to think in G right away and be able to see the root notes, triads and other intervals all relating to that G tonal centre. Hope that makes some kind of sense. But of course if you find it easier to think F major that's totally valid!

Fishrock

I'm not often to comment but um... this one is helping me out of a pentatonic rut. The backing track is a great one. Still trying to decode the neck. This is a language, and how those notes grouped together produce new phrasings, then the rhythm of the picking give even more possibilities. I love that Trent, fits in nicely with the synths and the pushed overdrive. All in all this was a good follow-up from the Charlie Parker lesson. Thanks Adrian.

Robert Bachmeier

While practicing I did notice that your way of looking at the Dorian mode was helpful. It was easier to visualize the Gm cage shapes, just bump the 6th a half step and it does seem to help. I would look forward to an in depth lesson on modes. It seems like whenever I think I have a handle of modes, more eye opening information pops up. Thank you.

Alfred Dowaliby

I agree with Robert. Great lick and TONE, as always!

Hans Henning Thomas

@Robert Bachmeier - I didn´t chek this lesson by now, but I can say so much, that I learned, that every "scale" has got its own sound. So its better to know, that you play G Dorian than to think to play a "quasi" Fmajor scale. It´s just a question of the musical emphasis. The notes might be the same, that´s right.so far...

anyonecanplayguitar

Thanks! Glad you liked this one. Thinking in this way is definitely a good way of moving beyond the usual pentatonic shapes. And the more you do it the more connections you make until the fretboard starts to make sense as a whole.

anyonecanplayguitar

Yes, that's definitely what works best for me in practical situations, though it's of course still important to be aware of how the modes relate to a parent major scale too.