C Dorian b2 mode – modern music theory and application

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Dorian b2 Mode of the Melodic Minor Scale Lesson and Improvisational Compositional Musical Devices

Dorian b2 Mode

Two octaves; Tab and Notation

To Begin with let’s look at the arpeggios of the Dorian b2 mode. Notice the Two Major arpeggios.

They are E flat Major and F Major

We can immediately make Triad Pairs from them

Variation:

We can Sharpen the 5th and create a more exotic and colourful sound

We can add Gm7b5 and Am7b5 to the Major or F aug arpeggio

We can employ the B flat minor 9 major 7th arpeggio

Here we can add it to the F major arpeggio

It is an even better idea to start the B flat minor 9 major 7th arpeggio on the tonic note of C

Here we will extend the Am7b5 part of the line

We can also make scales from the mode. Below is an example of creating a scale and then adding harmonic content with wider intervals like triads.

Making our own pentatonic scales from the mode works really well also.

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Here is a short sus4 and aug Lick

Another short lick

These are the basic chords of the Dorian b2 mode

Of course we can change the chords to make them more exotic and colourful

We also have the typical jazz fusion chords contained within the Dorian flat 2 mode of the melodic minor scale

Below we create a very exotic colourful “‘al la” John Mclaughlin sound!

Dorian b2 Backing Track:

Dorian b2 mode Backing Track:

Dorian b2 Chord Chart:

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Below are the Modes of the Melodic Minor Ascending Scale:

Mode of the Ascending Melodic Minor Scale

This is all good and well but what happens when we want to transpose them or employ them with a different parent key.

The ANSWER= count down from the Tonic note of the new parent key. So, for example we will take C. So, if it’s the second mode then count down a 2nd and use that melodic minor scale [Bb Melodic Minor] or if it’s the 4th mode then count down a 4th [G Melodic Minor Scale] etc.

Let’s look at the melodic minor modes transposed to a new parent key of C:

C Melodic Minor “Ascending”. Note: 1st half of the scale is minor whilst the second half is major.

The C melodic Minor 2nd Mode transposed with C as the parent key root note. We now have “Dorian b2” this being the same as Bb melodic minor but starting on the parent key root note of C.