Harmonic Minor Modes - Dorian #4 - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 4

3 notes   = F, Ab, C                   = F minor                                                  (Fm)

4 notes   = F, Ab, C, Eb              = F minor seventh                                     (Fm7)

5 notes   = F, Ab, C, Eb, G         = F minor ninth                                         (Fm9)

6 notes   = F, Ab, C, Eb, G, B     = F minor ninth/sharp eleventh                  (Fm9/#11)                       

7 notes   = F, Ab, C, Eb, G, B, D = F minor ninth/sharp eleventh/thirteenth (Fm9/#11/13)

Other common minor chords:

(small m means minor - also / means to add those 

additional notes to the original 3 note chord or triad)

Fm/9                                       = F, Ab, C, G

Fm/#11                                    = F, Ab, C, B

Fm7/#11                                  = F, Ab, C, Eb, B

Fm7/13                                    = F, Ab, C, Eb, D

Fm7/9/13                                = F, Ab, C, Eb, G, D

Fm7/#11/13                             = F, Ab, C, Eb, B, D

Fm/6                                       = F, Ab, C, D

Fm/6/9                                   = F, Ab, C, D, G

Fm/6/#11                               = F, Ab, C, D, B

Fm/6/9/#11                            = F, Ab, C, D, G

Dorian #4 chord progression key of C harmonic minor:

Original progression  - Fm //// Bo //// Cm //// Ab ////     (i, ivo, v, III)  

Now with sub chords  - Fm/6/9 //// Bo7 //// Cm maj7 //// Ab maj 7//// (i/6/9, ivo7, v maj 7, III7)  

 

You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.

You can use any of the F minor chords in this lesson to sub for the i of the F Dorian #4 mode.

I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Dorian #4 chord progressions previously given (Harmonic Minor Modes - Dorian #4 - Mode 4) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the i chord with the new i chords from this lesson.

You can use all notes when multi-tracking.