Major Scale Modes - Dorian - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 2

C major starting on D =   D, E, F,  G, A, B,  C,  D, E,  F,   G,  A,  B,  C,   D

D Dorian scale numbers = 1, 2,b3, 4   5, 6, b7,  8, 9, b10,11,12, 13,b14,15

Notice that 2/9, 4/11, 6/13 are the same notes. They are the same thing.

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, E           = D minor ninth                       (Dm9)

6 notes   = D, F, A, C, E, G       = D minor eleventh                 (Dm11)

7 notes   = D, F, A, C, E, G, B   = D minor thirteenth               (Dm13)

Other common minor chords:

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

additional notes to the original 3 note chord)

Dm/9          = D, F, A, E

Dm/11        = D, F, A, G

Dm7/11      = D, F, A, C, G

Dm7/13      = D, F, A, C, G

Dm9/13      = D, F, A, C, E, B

Dm7/11/13 = D, F, A, C, G, B

Dm6           = D, F, A, B

Dm6/9        = D, F, A, C, E

Dm6/11      = D, F, A, B, G

Dm6/9/11   = D, F, A, B, E, G

Dorian chord progression key of C major:

Original progression  - Dm //// C //// Dm //// F //// Em //// G ////

Now with sub chords  - Dm6 //// Cmaj7 //// Dm7/11 //// Fmaj7 //// Em7 //// G7////

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 D Dorian Scale.

I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Dorian chord progressions previously given (Major Scale Modes - Dorian - 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.

You can also sub any of the chords already covered, example C major becomes C maj 6.

You can use all notes when multi-tracking.