D Dorian: How to apply the C Major Scale (Scale 2 of 7)

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Scale 2 of 7How to apply the C Major Scale

No 2 D Dorian

Mode: II 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – b7

D Dorian, the C major scale across the full neck, Fretly rendering

Study the intervallic structure of the dorian mode. Jam on Dm7 backing tracks and LISTEN to how each note sounds on that chord. Pay particular attention to the natural 6th interval, which is the defining factor of this mode.

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Backing tracks

Jam this scale over these. They open on the track page.

D Dorian scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

DmD, F, A Dsus2D, E, A Dsus4D, G, A EmE, G, B Esus4E, A, B FF, A, C Fsus2F, G, C GG, B, D Gsus2G, A, D Gsus4G, C, D AmA, C, E Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E BdimB, D, F CC, E, G Csus2C, D, G Csus4C, F, G

Seventh chords

Dm7D, F, A, C Dm6D, F, A, B D7sus4D, G, A, C Em7E, G, B, D E7sus4E, A, B, D Fmaj7F, A, C, E Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E F6F, A, C, D G7G, B, D, F G6G, B, D, E G7sus4G, C, D, F Am7A, C, E, G A7sus4A, D, E, G Bm7b5B, D, F, A Cmaj7C, E, G, B C6C, E, G, A Cmaj7sus4C, F, G, B

This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly