Dorian doesn’t exist. Still sounds beautifully in “All The Things You Are” - Music Theory ‘by feel’?

► Education Chord Yoga lesson and PDF downloads: https://www.janjakut.com/library/ Singles: https://www.janjakut.com/shop/ • Combining chordal phrases and lines, inspired by listening to Casper Heylesen , plus a couple of (Jimmy) Wyble-isms [outlining sound with two-line scale playing aka double-stops ;)] Can’t see the forest for the trees? Ready to go down another musical rabbit hole? How about taking advantage of available perspectives first. What are little chords made of again? Star Trek episode (TOS) allusion intended 1. Relate back to the ‘key ingredients’ - pun intended: to the tonic [I] the center of gravity of a key to be precise. Which mix of tonic, subdominant and dominant notes creates that ‘Dorian’ sound impression [e.g. minor with a ‘natural 6’ & b7, subdominant function] ? terms in ‘ … ‘ are commonly used words in music theory lingo to describe a thing or two. 2. How do the key degrees relate to the internal intervallic structure of the harmony / chord type / voicing - this time around focussing on the root of the harmony [ii]: The more perspectives, the more you know, the more you’ll hear. To find more (flexible) voicings with musical pathways in between (voice leading). A way of untangling base shell voicings [ R - 3 - 7 ] and available tensions in context, to come up with new ideas - minus scale math and (static) chord grip learning • 'Chord melody ain't no rocket science' same regarding what goes by the term 'music theory' - the latter is about 100 years behind linguistics, so: do not worry (about that one), it'll get there, eventually. ‘By feel’ - what does this even mean? Looks wild. Wild learning; my music education once made me read a paper on that. 'By feel' in the context of applied music theory simply means exactly that: use your perception, plus assigned word definitions / qualities you’re familiar - and comfortable with - first. Based on this, then stretch towards developing your own pathways and maps, also knowing how more ‘official’ versions of these are referred to in public discourse and practice (e.g. quartal harmony, the altered scale etc.), for communication and further development. In short “descriptive vs. prescriptive”. ‘By feel’ means really knowing how the diatonic scale degrees relate to each other ‘in key’, in the context they create [ e.g. stable (tonic) - suspended (subdominant) - going places (dominant) ]. Really hear it, it’s very audible, even to the “(un)trained ear”. Try the circle of 3rds [ 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 2 - 4 - 6 ] to hear the ‘colors’. Doesn’t mean you have to hear in technicolor of organize your mind that specific way; on the contrary, it allows you to understand how musical effects occur, and practically, how to leverage these simple principles to create and navigate harmonies with more complexity. E.g. by introducing ‘out of key’ notes; these are borrowings from other keys with the same underlying principles = endless possibilities of recombination. More theoretical approaches like “apply melodic minor scale on degree x to achieve sound y” have their place and specific applications - no need to be dismissive - but as with what they’re describing [infinite expressions (sound ideas) with finite means (physical sound relations) there’s endless data available to be computed. Not very practical for more narrow tasks: like teaching oneself to play / speak - freely - in the moment. • Find more FREE sample lessons / transcriptions: Modal Subversions [1] “Little Walk” – John Scofield https://www.janjakut.com/modal-subver... Transcription Takeaways: Julian Lage - "Emily" (excerpt / lesson)    • Guitar Transcription: Julian Lage - "Emily...   Bill Frisell Trio - "Blue Monk" Improvisation (Transcription)    • Jazz Phrasing on Guitar: Bill Frisell - "B...   Ted Greene - Musicians Institute Seminar (Transcription / lesson)    • Ted Greene "One shade of Dorian" - Seminar...   • #guitarlessons #bluesguitar #jazzguitar guitar music theory guitar songs blue guitar tutorial