Pentatonic Pairs

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 Dorian Minor Scale
Unit 1 lesson 4 Willie Thomas

B Flat Instruments
G -7
w w w ww
G Dorian Minor Scale

& 44 w w w bw w w b ww

F Major scale

F Dorian Minor Scale F -7

bw w
& bw w w bw bw w w b b wwww
11

E Flat Major Scale

E Dorian Minor Scale E -7

w bw w w www
& w w #w w w w
21

D major Scale

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 D Dorian Minor Pairs and Blues Pentatonic Scale
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Extended D Dorian Minor Scale

4
&4

5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5

Pairs in the D Dorian Minor Scale

&

5
5 6 1 2 4 5 7 1 3 4

Pairs plus 3rd in the D Dorian Minor Scale

+3rd

+3rd

+3rd

&
8
1 2 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5

D Dorian Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale

&
11
1 b3 4 5 b7 1 b3 4 5

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 Unit 1 Lesson 4, 1A
Dorian Scales Willie Thomas
B Flat Instruments Track 10

& 44
G min
b

& b b w
5

b b
F min
& b b

9

b
& b b b b b w
13

#
E min
& # # #
17

&# # # #

w
..
21

Aebersold Volume 1 Track 1, 8 Measures

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 Unit 1 Lesson 4, 1B
Pentatonic Pairs in Dorian Willie Thomas
Track 10
B Flat Instruments

G min
& 44

b b
& b w
5

F min
& b b b b

9

& b b b
b b b b
b w
13
E min
#
& # # #
17
#

b ..
& # w
21

Aebersold Volume 1 track 1, 8 Measures

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 Special Dorian Minor Vocabulary
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Based on G Dorian Scale Track 10

B Flat Instruments

& 44
Dorian Minor Pattern with 4ths and 3rds

3
Triads formed on scale tones.

& 4 b b b
4

Random triads on scale tones

& b b
11

More random triads on scale tones
b
&
15

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 Unit 1 Lesson 4 Simplicitude
(Impressions) Willie Thomas
B Flat Instruments Track 11

- . - . . # > - >
4 .
E min
.
&4 . w

. - - .
. . # > - > w
E min
& ..

> > > . - b - . >

5

b > w
F min

& J J

> > . - b - .
9

> b > >

F min
& J
J
w

# >
13

- . - .
. . - >
E min

& w
17

. - - . . # > - >
. w
E min
&
21
Aebersold Volume 54 track 2 Impressions

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 Unit 1 Lesson 4 - Rhythm Drill
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Track 9/All Tracks

1
& 44 .. ..
J. J . J J.
k k > k .

2
& .. ..
J. J. J J J.
4
k k . > k .

3
& .. . ..
J. . J . J.
7
> k > k

4
& .. ..
10
k . k . k . k .

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These are compound rhythm patterns.
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