Jazz Guitar Scales Common Scales Used In Jazz Guitar (part 1)
Learning jazz guitar scales can be a very daunting project. For the jazz newbie there seems to be an endless number of jazz scales that have to be learnt. It can be very overwhelming, and it can often be hard to even know where to start!
In this series of articles well take a look at some of the most important jazz guitar scales that you need to know. Mastering these scales will help you become more fluent and confident with your jazz guitar improvisation. So without any more delay, lets take a look at the first jazz guitar scale
***Jazz Guitar Scale #1: The Dorian Mode***
–The Dorian Mode: Some Basic Theory–
Mastering this scale is vital for improvising in a jazz style. Unless you master it, you WILL struggle playing jazz. Yepits THAT important. It is hard for me to imagine a jazz song where I wouldnt need to use it!
The dorian mode has the following formula
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
This formula tells us what we need to do to the major scale in order to create the dorian mode. Lets work out the notes of the D dorian mode to make things clear
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