After you played around, soloing in the Dorian mode for a while, try playing the scale with a B flat instead of a B. You will find B flat by dropping the B down a half step to the black note immediately below it, which is a B flat. So, from the regular B, drop down a half step to the B flat.
This slight change puts you in what is called the Aeolian mode, a natural minor scale—aeolian with the B flat in the scale and a Dorian with a B in the scale. This is the natural minor with the B flat. (Music playing) The Dorian, with the B. (Music playing) Then you start moving around scales with your left hand. (Music playing) This is a D minor 6 (Dm6). It is still in the Dorian mode, still practicing the Dorian mode. Just play any white note, make up your own notes. Have fun with it, explore it. Back to the D minor 7 (Dm7), D minor 6 (Dm6) and switch to the natural minor scale, and then B flat. (Music playing)
All the different scales we are going to work on create their own unique mood. There is nothing wrong with either approach. The Aeolian C minor or the Dorian, they are all popular notes to soloing. Neither is correct or incorrect. The music will just have a different feel and take you and the listener to another space. Try experimenting with it. Remember, the rules are just a starting point. You make the music your own. That is enough fun for now. Let us get back to work.
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