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Modes of the Major Scale
by Christopher Sung

D Dorian
A Dorian scale is when you play from the 2nd degree of the major scale to an octave above, so for D Dorian, the notes are:

D · E · F · G · A · B · C · D

Each mode has an associated chord that is comprised of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees of the mode. For D Dorian, this chord is a D Minor 7 and the notes it contains are:

D Minor 7: D · F · A · C

In the example below, the following can be heard in order:

The notes of the mode D Dorian
The notes of the characteristic chord: D Minor 7
The characteristic chord itself: D Minor 7
A sample solo line using the notes of the D Dorian scale

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