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Old 09-26-2011, 06:47 AM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
Good answer. I think some people tend to believe that if someone doesnt play really fast, then they arent very good.

I have another question. Does anyone mix the minor pentatonic, the blues scale and the dorian mode? the blues scale contains all the same notes as the minor pentatonic, it just adds the 2 blue notes. Why use the minor pentatonic when you can use the blues scale? Also, the dorian mode contains all the notes of the minor pentatonic, it just adds some notes. So, when you combine the dorian mode and the minor pentatonic, all you are missing is the 2 blue notes. Just add the 2 blue notes to the dorain mode and you have a combination of the minor pentatonic, the blues scale and the dorian mode.
Yes, this is the trademark sound of Carlos Santana. The Dorian mode has a very minor 7th/jazzy feel, while the minor VI is a bit darker, mixed with the blues scale you have that b5th blue tone thrown in . . . very effective.

** I should add that usually the VI is approached as a minor pentatonic

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