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Backing tracks and sheet music from the latest Pete Thomas CD
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Part 1: Transcriptions of improvisations of five tracks, plus mp3 Playalongs
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DORIAN MODE BACKING TRACKS
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These are free but they are still copyright. You may use them for your own personal use but you may not not redistribute these in any form, either giving away, selling or lending. Please refer your students, friends etc. to this site if they want the tracks. This doesn't stop you from recording your solos over them and uploading to Youtube etc. but if you do please credit me and let me know.
The dorian mode is a great mode for learning to improvise. These tracks have only one or two chords. You can either improvise using the chords or else just use the scales and your ears to work out what notes sound good. Try using a few minor penatonics and blues scales or more "out" notes for interest. (The major 7 can sound cool if you use it either for tension or to resolve up into to root.
Smoothdaddy
Smooth jazz dorian mode in Bbm
| Instrument | Chords | Scale |
| Concert pitch | (Bbm7 - Eb7) | Bb C Db Eb F G Ab Bb |
| Eb instrument | (Gm7 - C7) | G A Bb C D E F G |
| Bb Instruments) | (Cm7 - F7) | C D Eb F G A Bb C |
The Love Groove
Dorian in Cm. The bass stays around the C, but the chords are Cm7 - F7 but you can think of it as just Cm7
| Instrument | Chords | Scale |
| Concert pitch | (Cm7 - F7) | C D Eb F G A Bb C |
| Eb instruments | (Am7 - D7) | A B C D E F# G A |
| Bb Instruments | (Dm7 - G7) | D E F G A B C D |
Dorian G
Smoothfunk dorian in G
| Instrument | Chords | Scale |
| Concert pitch | (Gm7 - C7) | G A Bb C D E F G |
| Eb instruments | (Em7 - A7) | E F# G A B C# D E |
| Bb Instruments | (Am7 - D7) | A B C D E F# G A |