BL-028 • Blues Lead Guitar #18 – The Dorian Approach (1/2)
Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:50Posted in category Blues Guitar
In this guitar lesson you will learn the Dorian Approach. This is Lesson 18 in the series.Taught by Justin Sandercoe. Full support at the web site where you will find hundreds of lessons on a wide range of subjects, and all the scales and chords that you will ever need! There is a great forum too to get help, no matter what the problem. And it is all totally free, no bull. No sample lessons, no memberships. Just tons of great lessons 
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dhongski662 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
exactly man,,,thanks for refreshing it up,,, god bless
wwwaster says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
You’re the man Justin! You are the best teacher ever! Of course I must think of it as a minor pentatonic and add the notes, I always use the G-major-patterns, like you said not to. Because I find it tiering when every mode just sound the same, only the same old licks in the same old major-scale-patterns. I never really got this after so much studies… Thanks a lot man, keep up the extremely good work! Peace!
djbro16 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
I already knew the patterns, I just never had a name for it!
jasperoosthoek says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Satch also uses the “always play three note per string” approach for the really fast parts. It’s more advznced because at some points you have to cover 5 frets with 4 fingers. Also there will be 7 instead of 5 positions.
But don’t worry, most of his blues oriented licks (watch?v=CgUwD9e8uNM ) are similar to what is explained in Justins video.
LuisWahWah says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
lol Satriani knows every friggin mode like the back of his hand…not just dorian. One of the quirks of being a proper music school graduate I guess.
jdean9 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
your clear-mindedness transmits as always !
Kanmi86 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Great lesson J. I’m not sure,is Satch using this aproach in his blues licks? This is gonna be my favorite scale
l2occsteady says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
so good
emceeshan says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Justin.. finally someone explains this crap in a logical way…your the man
herald9 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
what are the five positions in the major scale?
angelharmonel says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
I totally agree w/you there… I’ve learned to play decent guitar through experience, but I think it’s best that we should know what the heck we are playing in actual music
smauro3 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
the people in my class just say the letters I DPLMAL
pronounced eye dipple-mall. weird.
crazyaznalan says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
I remember in theory class one of my friend’s came up with a pnemonic for all of the modes. “I DOn’t PHeel LYke Modes Any Longer”
Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian. Unfortunately, it’s not in order, but hopefully that will help out someone
shuszzam says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
my head hurts
bewnet says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
I never thought of the Dorian mode this way..the only diff is the 6th and the 9th degrees. Brilliant, as usual.
pliskinn0089 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Same here is amazing
lookylooky2006 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
1) Since it does in fact change the tonality it makes me think that the inclusion of the B and F# now can ALLOW the linkage other notes when playing in Am pentatonic which maybe? leads to a more jazzy influence?
I learn best by just playing around the fretboard but then my technical side WANTS TO KNOW what the heck is going on and THATS WHERE JUSTINS EXCELLENT TEACHING SKILLS HAVE HELPED GREATLY
GREAT JOB MAN!!!
JustinSandercoe says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
correct! J
pliskinn0089 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
So when i playing B pentatonic Bdorian would be Amajor. Is that correc please anyone?
PCGURUMAX says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Thanks I shall tell my teacher that he needs to check his sources LOL
garnilsen says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Hey, I can’t find the link to Part 2 of this lesson? Can you paste the link? Thanks.
pliskinn0089 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
This so good i am learning so much from you and the internet in general and its all free !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FMANOS86 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Actually they are named after ancient tribes. 4 of them, Dorians, Ionians, Aeolians and Locrians (of who the respective modes were named after), were of greek origin.
Ps: It happens to be Greek myself by the way
DrBones666 says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
Why oh Why doesn’t your third finger get all tangled up with the string above the one you are bending like mine always does? I always catch the one above and when I let go I get this awful thunk.
As always, thanks for sharing. You’re the greatest.
neznamkakobisezva says:
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:50 am
i cant wait to larn all this