Harmonic Major Modes - Dorian b5 - Diatonic Substitutions - Mode 2

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Vince Lauria
on December 24, 2009 8:33 AM | | Comments (0)
C Harmonic Major starting on D = D,  E,  F,  G,  Ab, B,  C,  D,  E,  F,   G,  Ab,  B,  C      D
D Dorian b5 scale numbers =        1,  2,  b3,  4   b5,  6, b7,  8,  9, b10, 11, b12, 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, Ab,                    = D diminished                               (Do)

4 notes = D, F, Ab, C                 = D minor seventh flat fifth              (Dm7b5)

5 notes = D, F, Ab, C, E            = D minor seventh flat fifth add ninth or (Dm9b5)

6 notes = D, F, Ab, C, E, G        = D minor seventh flat fifth add ninth add eleventh or (Dm11b5)

7 notes = D, F, Ab, C, E, G, B   = D minor seventh flat fifth add ninth add eleventh add thirteenth or (Dm13b5)

 

Other common major chords created from Dorian b5 scale:

Do/9                       = D, F, Ab, E
Do/11                     = D, F, Ab, G
Dm7b5/11               = D, F, Ab, C, G
Dm7b5/13               = D, F, Ab, C, B
Dm9 no 5th              =D, F, C, E
Dm9/13 no 5th        = D, F, C, E, B    (also called Dm 6/9 no 5th) 
Dm7/11 no 5th        = D, F, C, G
Dm7/11/13 no 5th   = D, F, C, G, B        


Do/6                      = D, F, Ab, B
Do6/9                    = D, F, Ab, C, E
Do6/11                  = D, F, Ab, B, G
Do6/9/11               = D, F, Ab, B, E, G

So here is your assignment that you will do with all keys using the Dorian b5 Mode.

Dorian b5 chord progression key of C harmonic major:

 

Original progression     - Do //// G //// C //// Fm //// 

Now with sub chords    - Dm7b5/13 //// G7 //// C+/9 //// Fm7 ////

  

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

You can use any of the C harmonic major chords in this lesson to sub for the i of the C Dorian b5 Scale.
I will expand on this in greater detail later but for now go back to all the Dorian b5 chord progressions previously given (Harmonic Major Modes - Dorian b5 - Mode 2) and sub the 4 note chords for the 3 note chords and sub the io chord with the new io 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, 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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