Dorian Scale lesson - plus some other things

[Robert****]

See my latest video lesson - the Dorian Scale on my video lesson page.
http://www.dolphinstreet.com/guitar_...lessons_18.php

Let me know what you think. I am trying to show how you can combine the Dorian, Blues and Pentatonic scale when soloing/improvising.

I am working tabs of all the scales.

[Tim]

Robert,

I enjoyed the Dorian Scale lesson you provided. It provides yet another helpful example to help me in my solo improvising. My only question is right after you show the three scales you play on “A” chord. From what I can see, it is not a full chord. You just use your pointer finger. Can you provide what strings you play?

[jpfeifer]

Robert,

Great lesson! I'm always impressed at how well put together your videos are. I like this approach to showing how the Dorian, Minor Pentatonic, and Blues Scale are all related. Very nicely done.

I was wondering how you are setup to host video clips on your site. Is it possible for us to upload video clips to this forum, or would I need to host them onto a separate site? I don't know how much space you would have on the forum for things like that and video files could be rather large. I would like to do some lesson videos like this sometime in the future. I have a DV camera and some video editing software. I'm using it for work to film tradeshow footage, etc.

Thanks for sharing your video lessons. Very nice.

-- Jim

[marnold***]

Great lesson! I'm always impressed at how well put together your videos are. I like this approach to showing how the Dorian, Minor Pentatonic, and Blues Scale are all related. Very nicely done.

I was just reading something about this the other day. Maybe it was in GuitarOne. I'm now beginning to understand why so many people opt for the Dorian mode. An awful lot of guitarists first learn the minor pentatonic scale, then add the b5 for the Blues scale. It's only natural then to make the progression to adding two more notes to get a Dorian/Blues combo. This stuff really interests me, although my ability to apply it isn't there yet.

[Robert****]

Tim, I played A minor 7 I believe. Open A string, the index finger barring the D, G, B and E string on the 5th fret. You can put the ring finger on the 7th fret on the D string to make it A minor.

Jim, you would have to put them on a different site. We can't provide that much space through theFret.net. You can put them on YouTube.com though.

[Tim]

Hmm. Very intersting theory there Robert. That is what I was refering to as a short cord a few months back. Or a short cut for making chords. Do you have any more tricks like that up your sleeve?

[Robert****]

Yeah, I've got many tricks up my sleeve! Which ones do you need?

[Tim]

All of them LOL!!!!

Really. I see how sometimes you play with such ease. The "short chords" seems to make your playability a simple effortless process. I am having difficulty playing solo along with some rhythm. It only makes since that the little short cuts makes it easier to play both.

[Justaguyin_nc]

Nice job Robert...thank you once again

[r_a_smith3530]

Robert, fantastico!!! Like others have mentioned, tab to go along with it would be nice, as would some reference point, like calling out, "Example A," "Example B," etcetera as you go along. You could then do the tab to follow suit.

I think that someone had mentioned the use of a PDF file for the tablature, but couldn't you also use Powertab?

Anyway, great effort, thanks!

[warren0728]

think that someone had mentioned the use of a PDF file for the tablature, but couldn't you also use Powertab?

since there is no mac version of powertab...can you export a powertab file as a txt file or a pdf?

ww

[r_a_smith3530]

since there is no mac version of powertab...can you export a powertab file as a txt file or a pdf?

ww

Warren, I believe that Powertab files can be exported to TXT. Of course from there you can create a PDF.

[warren0728]

that's good to know....i'd hate to have to buy a pc just to read roberts tab files!

ww

[Robert****]

I have recently started to use etkTab, a free tab program. http://etktab.sourceforge.net/

I would have to throw in a picture of the tab for a few seconds in the video, either before an example or after I play. Before is better, right? I can of course make a link to a tab as PDF or just the text file itself as well.

[warren0728]

I have recently started to use etkTab, a free tab program. http://etktab.sourceforge.net/

I would have to throw in a picture of the tab for a few seconds in the video, either before an example or after I play. Before is better, right? I can of course make a link to a tab as PDF or just the text file itself as well.

that would be great....pdf would be best as a link

ww

[Tim]

Warren - Hmm! Something an Apple can not do that a PC can. I fine this interesting!

[SuperSwede]

Sorry Tim but it can be done

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/product...?pid=virtualpc

[warren0728]

there are also programs for the mac for tabbing...it's just that the creators of the powertab program have chosen not to support osx.

ww

[Tim]

Ok Super Swede, I stand corrected. I should have known better on that one. One can not get anything on you Apple owners. Where there is a will, there is a way.