Nice Lick 22: sweet Dorian sounds with a simple triad trick

In this video we're going to learn an extremely NICE Dorian-flavoured lick.

Hi 00:00
The LICK 00:36
Dorian mode explained 01:29
Dorian chord progressions 02:34
Minor 6th arpeggios 03:46
Minor 7b5 arpeggios 05:20
Triads with added 6th 06:17
The LICK 09:19
Variation on the LICK 11:55
Gear used in this video 15:03
Bye 15:44

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[superreality]

Accessible theory. Thanks for all the work you put into this - and all your lessons.

This week for the umpteenth time I revisited your Make Scales Sound Awesome: 10 Tips on Soloing. At the risk of hyperbole it is THE BEST GUITAR VIDEO IN YOUTUBE HISTORY. I even turned into a PowerPoint chart printed out to reference when I need some Adrianspiration.
The gift that keeps on giving.

[billwaller]

That guitar tone is great. Thanks for talking us through the theory, but making it so musical.

[PetefromSouthOz]

Cheers Adrian.
This is the sort of stuff that I get so much out of on your channel.

[userer]

Wow, that was more than a "lick". Very nicely composed.

[josealbaposse]

Nice licks are back !!Awesome, love it!

[lazymountain]

that is one nice lick! really love the vibe of this much more than usual, rings flaming lips and hot chip to my ears love it!

[frankortega]

Awesome riff. Has a bit of “Santana Soul” to it.
Love it!

[LSDisme]

Damn that's a nice lick. And great tone for it.

[Othit]

I like the way you think, Adrian. Glad i found you, happy to be a patron

[shanebrbich]

This is great stuff Addy! Little light bulb moments every click!

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[MrFab]

Very cool and clear lesson, maybe i start to understand mode because of you 😊 🙏

[FilmFlam]

Very cool lick. Thank you for sharing.

[TerribleUsernameAmirite]

Way too many of my most overplayed songs contain the Dorian mode haha. Nice lick indeed

[lamper]

First lesson on Dorian i've ever seen that didn't mention Santana. lol

[davidegral]

A very well put together and useful lesson. Excellent teaching. Please keep them coming 👏

[MrPaul]

Oh I forgot to mention if you do mixolydian this is the first note of line 1 X
The Dorian falls right in the middle of the 3 X shapes
Also this is what most jazz musicians of past used to look for placement of scale using the 3 X's
What I also like is that on line 2 and 3 X you can go back one fret on first finger just like a g and c shape
Which can turn X to Y shape and you know tha Z is next inline
Once learned and spent a couple of hours on job done

[CharlesKavalec]

Adrian - why don't you think of the scale as a F major with the emphasis on the G? Isn't this a simpler way to look at it?

[Mark]

So it would be safe to say that the major 6th note is more relative over the G minor rather than it being the 3rd in the C major chord?

[dommccaffry]

I use that stuff often ; i just did'nt know it was called dorian !!

[FilmFlam]

I just think of G Dorian a an F major scale starting on the 2nd degree (G). For me that's easier. Different strokes....