Melodic Minor Modes - Dorian b2 - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 2

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Vince Lauria
on November 28, 2009 7:53 AM | | Comments (0)
C Melodic Minor starting on D   =  D,  Eb, F,  G,  A, B,  C,  D, Eb,  F    G,   A,  B,   C,    D
D Dorian b2 scale numbers        = 1,  b2, b3, 4,  5,  6, b7, 8, b9, b10,11, 12, 13, b14, 15
Notice that b2/b9, 4/11, 6/13 are the same notes.  
Get use to them being referred to both ways. This one number system applies to all keys!

Now lets take every other note in a group of three, four, five, six, and seven notes.

3 notes   = D, F, A                     = D minor                                                 (Dm)
4 notes   = D, F, A, C                 = D minor seventh                                    (Dm7)
5 notes   = D, F, A, C, Eb           = D minor seventh add flat ninth              (Dm7/b9)
6 notes   = D, F, A, C, Eb, G      = D minor seventh/flat ninth/eleventh   (Dm7/b9/11)                       
7 notes   = D, F, A, C, Eb, G, B  = D minor seventh/flat ninth/eleventh/thirteenth (Dm7/b9/11/13)

Other common minor chords:
(small m means minor - also / means to add those 
additional notes to the original 3 note chord or triad)

Dm/b9                                     = D, F, A, Eb
Dm/11                                     = D, F, A, G             (also called minor suspended fourth)
Dm7/11                                   = D, F, A, C, G
Dm7/13                                   = D, F, A, C, B
Dm7/b9/13                              = D, F, A, Eb, B
Dm7/11/13                              = D, F, A, C, G, B

Dm/6                                       = D, F, A, B
Dm/6/b9                                  = D, F, A, B, Eb
Dm/6/11                                  = D, F, A, B, G
Dm/6/b9/11                             = D, F, A, B, Eb, G


So here is your assignment that you will do with all keys using the Dorian b2 Mode.
Dorian b2 chord progression key of C melodic minor:

Original progression  - Dm //// F //// Cm //// G ////                       (i, III, vii, IV)  
Now with sub chords  - Dm/6/11 //// F7th //// Cm7 //// G7th //// ( i/6/11, III7th, vii7, IV7th)  
 
You can use any of the 4 note chords to replace the 3 note chords.
You can use any of the D minor chords in this lesson to sub for the i of the D Dorian b2 mode.
I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Dorian #7 chord progressions previously given (Melodic Minor Modes - Dorian b2 - Mode 2) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the i chord with the new i chords from this lesson.


Also take these chord formulas and a note name chart and start to create these chords in all possible octaves and positions. When creating chords on the guitar the root,third, fifth or seventh are often omitted because of just having six strings. 
You can use all notes when multi-tracking.


Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.


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Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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