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Summary: Play the C Dorian scale in two octave scales and modes on a bass guitar; learn how from our expert bass guitar player in this free music instruction video.
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CASEY CORMIER: Let us look at the C Dorian scale a little closer. Let us look at it in terms of its scale degrees. So we start with C now. If C is 1 and we are doing a Dorian, C is 1 D is 2 just like normal, now E flat instead of E, that is a flat 3. So we got 1-2-flat 3, F is 4, G is 5, A is 6 that is normal but then B flat is a flat 7, go back to 1. So we have a flat 3 and a flat 7 which really defines that we have a Dorian scale 1-2-3-4-5-6-flat 7, 1-2-flat 3-4-5-6-flat 7-1. This would also indicate for us that we are in the key of B flat major okay because this would be our Ionian and then C would be the Dorian; it has the same notes in a different order. Now let us move this movable Dorian shape up to E flat, E flat-G flat-A-E flat-G flat--E flat sorry F-G flat--I do not think that was right--A flat-B flat-C-D flat-E flat. So same scale degrees that are altered and then we will be in the key of D flat if this was the case, so that is your Dorian.