Good point! You can use chord VI in place of chord IV, but as VI is diminished in the dorian mode it's preferable to use the first inversion of chord IV 👍
Yes, it's pretty standard to use aeolian/ "natural minor" chords in dorian tunes. If playing in A dorian, the "correct" modal chord set would be the same as G major, aka Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim (you wouldn't actually play this, use D/F#, aka D with a thumb, instead) and G. However for a more familiar sound to modern listeners you could use the set from A aeolian, aka same as C major, so change the F#dim to F major and the D major to D minor. For a more in depth guide to merging the modes in this way please check out my book Backing Guitar Techniques for Traditional Celtic Music :)
@@folkfriend Thanks. I guess anywhere where there's no F# in the melody, you can choose from either the Dorian or Aeolian palettes. I'm pretty sure I've often heard something like Am G F Em | F G Am Am| for turnarounds for Dorian and Aeolian tunes.
@@recorder-works that's it exactly! Basically so long as you have Em or G in the right places your turnaround will work so what you suggest should be fine in most tunes
Hello! All the theory stuff is and you can apply everything covered to DADGAD but the chord diagrams are all given in standard tuning so you'll have to put a bit of extra thought in to work out how to apply it in DADGAD. I'm hoping to have a second edition and DADGAD version published some time in 2023
Hi again, I think I remember you onced explained the John Doyle style of backing tunes. Right? Did you by any chance explain the styles of Micheál Ó Domhnaill or Daithaí Sproule? Sláinte 🥃
I did a drop D one a while ago yeah but I've been meaning to do some specifically about techniques John Doyle uses as well as few other great guitarists :)
This tutorials are amazing!
Thanks! Have a look on folkfriend.co.uk for loads more :)
Good stuff, as always! Nothing about using the 6th chord though (learned it from the book).
Good point! You can use chord VI in place of chord IV, but as VI is diminished in the dorian mode it's preferable to use the first inversion of chord IV 👍
Do you talk about turnarounds anywhere please? I've often heard F major used even in A Dorian in some places.
Yes, it's pretty standard to use aeolian/ "natural minor" chords in dorian tunes. If playing in A dorian, the "correct" modal chord set would be the same as G major, aka Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim (you wouldn't actually play this, use D/F#, aka D with a thumb, instead) and G. However for a more familiar sound to modern listeners you could use the set from A aeolian, aka same as C major, so change the F#dim to F major and the D major to D minor. For a more in depth guide to merging the modes in this way please check out my book Backing Guitar Techniques for Traditional Celtic Music :)
@@folkfriend Thanks. I guess anywhere where there's no F# in the melody, you can choose from either the Dorian or Aeolian palettes. I'm pretty sure I've often heard something like Am G F Em | F G Am Am| for turnarounds for Dorian and Aeolian tunes.
@@recorder-works that's it exactly! Basically so long as you have Em or G in the right places your turnaround will work so what you suggest should be fine in most tunes
Is your book friendly to DADGAD tuning? Thanks
Hello! All the theory stuff is and you can apply everything covered to DADGAD but the chord diagrams are all given in standard tuning so you'll have to put a bit of extra thought in to work out how to apply it in DADGAD. I'm hoping to have a second edition and DADGAD version published some time in 2023
Hi again,
I think I remember you onced explained the John Doyle style of backing tunes.
Right?
Did you by any chance explain the styles of Micheál Ó Domhnaill or Daithaí Sproule?
Sláinte 🥃
I haven't done any of them actually but I'll put them on the to-do list!
@@folkfriend Ah? I thought I saw you doing one on Drop-D, Nye.
It was some other guy then.
I did a drop D one a while ago yeah but I've been meaning to do some specifically about techniques John Doyle uses as well as few other great guitarists :)
@@folkfriend Ok I see. My bad
I see, said the blind man.
Really, this is the single best music tutorial on the intertubes, and no teacher or player has ever explained this to me in over three years of study.
Thanks Robert! I do teach over Zoom too if there are any other songs you'd like a hand with ;)