Alfreds essentials of music theory is designed for students of any age, whether listeners or performers, who want to have a better understanding of the language of music. The hexatonic sixnote blues scale is basically a minor pentatonic scale with the addition of a blue note between the fourth and the fifth degrees. King made his debut as producer with blues on the bayou, released in october 1998. Improvise over the minor blues using dorian modes only. Jazz up the dorian scale by flattening its second note. Dorian michael mcmillian is a 17yearold guy living with his family in upstate new york. Explore and play more selections in the jam archives. Clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet sheet music book by. Dorian lagatos played by michael mcmillan is raised by nixonloving conservatives, and his manly brother is star of the football team, so its. With michael mcmillian, lea coco, steve fletcher, mo quigley. Virtual piano chords and scales, alternate chord positions, voicings and modes.
The film was written and directed by tennyson bardwell and is loosely based on bardwells college roommate. The theatre of eternal music b flat dorian blues 19 x 63 youtube. About 99% of the time it is ok to use dorian instead of the minor blues scale, it just has a different color or flavor. D dorian blues scale, d minor pentatonic, d major pentatonic, d minor blues and d major blues d dorian is probably the most popular but you can use a plethora of other scales as well. High school senior dorian lagatos realizes he is gay and meets another gay youth locally, but remains. The b3, b5 and b7 notes of the scale for c blues scale.
When cream released wheels of fire in 1968, claptons offthecuff solos blew most blues players away. Eb, gb and bb are the so called blue notes of the scale. This slow blues will help you create new blues licks. D dorian blues is the d blues scale with an added b note. Adjust the start fret option to further highlight a finger pattern for playing the selected scale in a different position on the fretboard. Like that 70s show and napolean dynamite, director tennyson bardwells debut feature, dorian blues, stylishly contemplates the hellishness of high school in the 70s, but through a gay protagonist. Jennings perhaps composed his piece terrys g dorian blues 9. Dorian haze with example guitar solo based on a dorian modal scale bonus track. Blue system magic symphonies the very best of blue system 2009 3cd flac 1. The solution below shows the bb blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef since the key of bb appears on the circle of fifths diagram as both a major and minor key, the lesson steps explain both ways of constructing this blues scale for this key the 1st construction, using the major scale, starts at lesson 3 the 2nd construction, using the minor. Movies like dorian blues if you like dorian blues you are looking for sentimental, touching and semi serious movies about with coming out, gay teenager, coming of age, gay, teenage life, self discovery and youth themes of comedy, drama and romance genre shot in usa. Guitar scales chart the 6 most common guitar scales.
Soloing over blues progressions a more effective approach most guitarists are taught to play minor pentatonic or the flat 5 blues scale when soloing over a 1 4 5 blues progression. Dorian mode in b flat is a minor scale with a major sixth interval. Shredding dorian blues rock musician miami florida. Using this scale you can come up with some pretty fresh blues licks. Charts for b dorian b2 on guitar and piano all scales not normal were excluded from the results, please use the options below to see b dorian b2 again with all the other scales compared to it options. Mcmillan has the lanky frame, good looks, and dry delivery of a more effete topher grace and writerdirector tennyson bardwell excels in shepherding him through moments of unexpected connection, like an early trip to a prostitute that morphs into an impromptu dance lesson. Dorian blues 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The blues brothers best of the blues brothers 1981. Lydian dream with example guitar solo based on a flat lydian modal scale this album is supplied in highquality mp3 format, which can be played via any popular mp3compatible media player or device including most phones and tablets, windows media. Dec 19, 2007 try playing the riff to in the presence of enemies, which is in d dorian. Be as precise as you can with your bends and keep your ideas simple. Dorian blues is a 2004 comedydrama film about a gay teenager coming to terms with his identity in upstate new york. Use the d dorian mode over dm7 and the g dorian mode over gm7.
Many times its just the best choice for solo improvisation, and, as long as you play the right notes, theres really no wrong way to do it. Dorian michael mcmillian is a 17yearold guy living with his family in. Because this lick uses similar interval and rhythmic. Jazclass blues scale lesson, blues scale in all keys by. You can see the thickness of the strings at the bottom of the diagrams is greater than at the top.
Topics picture of dorian gray 1973 picture of dorian gray 1973. Use b minor pentatonic, b major pentatonic, b minor blues, b major blues. High school senior dorian begins a gay mans odyssey when he determines that hes gay and decides to come out. In their simplest untransposed form, modes do not contain any sharp or flat notes. This can be seen by looking at the mode table showing all mode names with only white natural notes used the dorian mode uses the whwwwhw note counting rule to identify the note positions of 7 natural white notes starting from note d the b dorian mode reuses this mode counting pattern, but starts. Jazz compositions originally or most commonly played in the key of b flat major. From live instructor interaction to enharmonic scale diagrams, we take pride in offering you the best guitar learning website available. The solution below shows the b flat dorian mode triad chords i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi o, vii on a piano, with mp3 and midi audio the lesson steps then explain the triad chord construction from this mode, and how to name the quality of each chord based on note intervals for a quick summary of this topic, and to see the chord quality chart for this mode, have a look at. To play these in d, you will need the root to be on the 10th fret. This gives you what i like to call a hybrid dorian blues scale. The solution below shows the bflat dorian mode triad chords i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi o, vii on a piano, with mp3 and midi audio the lesson steps then explain the triad chord construction from this mode, and how to name the quality of each chord based on note intervals for a quick summary of this topic, and to see the chord quality chart for this mode, have a look. The chord most closely associated with this scale is bbm7. Bflat jazz by softcover sheet music for clarinet, tenor.
Keeping it loose, relaxed, and focused, king cut this album in four days down at a secluded studio in louisiana and came up with one. Try playing the riff to in the presence of enemies, which is in d dorian. The solution below shows the b flat dorian mode triad chords i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi o, vii on a piano, with mp3 and midi audio the lesson steps then explain the triad chord construction from this mode, and how to name the quality of each chord based on note intervals. Chords and scale notes of different scales below you can find a big collection of over 300 scales please scroll down. B flat dorian blues pretortoise dream music the tortoise.
The dorian mode can be given a bluesy kick by adding a flat 5th to the scale. This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader. While this does the job as far as creating that bluesy sound, there is a far more effective and expressive way of playing through blues changes. The formula for forming a harmonic minor scale is whole step half step whole step whole step half step whole step and a 12 step half step. A young man comes to terms with growing up gay in this independent comedy drama. Pages in category jazz compositions in b flat major the following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Bb jazz blues the basics when playing over a progression like the bb jazz blues you need to be aware of certain things and be able to play different things so that you have the material you need to really improvise following the harmony of the blues. The blues scale can also be used over minor chords when the minor chord is. A new version of is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. The half steps occur between 23, 56 and 78, while theres a distance of a step and a half between 67. King on allmusic 1991 a 20track hits compilation that should have been. Dorian blues covers extremely familiar territory, but does so with lowkey wit and ingratiating charm. Dorian blues ist ein wirklich sehr unterhaltsamer film. By andrew surmani, karen farnum surmani, and morton manus. Developing a rhythmic motific within a solo is a great soloing technique, and dorian licks example 2 shows how this can be done by using common rhythmic pattern with notes from the dorian scale in a way which was freqeuntly used by wes montgomery. Flat dorian blues features young on sopranino saxophone. The notes added to the minor pentatonic scale to make it dorian are red.
While any dummy can film a few guitar lessons and toss together a website, few can compete with the years of development and range of features we have built for our members. B flat dorian blues the theatre of eternal music this article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. Charts for b dorian b2 on guitar and piano all scales not normal were excluded from the results, please use the options below to see b dorian b2 again with all the other scales compared to it. The picture of dorian gray 1 hours and 50 minutes movie in 1886, in the victorian london, the corrupt lord henry wotton meets the pure dorian gray posing for talented painter basil hallward. Jazz compositions originally or most commonly played in the key of bflat major. C eb f gb g bb c in relation to the major scale the notes of the blues scale are. Its wellwritten, wellacted, welledited, etc etc and its funny too in a sad melancholy way. Pictureofdoriangray1973 scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1.
This gives you what i like to call a hybrid dorianblues scale. See the scale notes and most important chords for each key of your keyboard. Building piano scales major, minor, etc in all keys. The strings from the bottom on the neck diagrams to the top are the low e string, then a, d, g, b and then the high e string at the top. This progression is designed to feature the dorian flat scale, however, its possible to seek harmonic sanctuary within the minor pentatonic scale as this is a five note framework that exists within dorian flat 2. From 1963 performer angus maclise, john cale, lamonte young, marion zazeela, terry jennings, tony conrad. They are the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale, plus one additional note the note added is the diminished 5th o5 measured from the scale tonic. Jguitars scale calculator will draw scale diagrams showing the fretboard with notes in the selected scale highlighted.
A diatonic scale is a series of eight successive notes that are arranged in a systematic relationship of whole steps and half steps. There are two types of diatonic scales major and minor scales. See the scale notes and most important chords for each key of. It can be useful when used sparingly on a dorian mode, major or minor blues sequence and is best when used to form licks rather than played as an entire scale. In this allinone theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through concise lessons. He employs the most basic of ideas for this project.
The dorian mode the 2nd mode of the ab major scale. If youre playing an f blues, use the f blues scale, etc. Pages in category jazz compositions in bflat major the following 23 pages are in. The theatre of eternal music b flat dorian blues 19 x 63. Notes, intervals and relations to other scales in the database.
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