DATE: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 08:56:09 CDT From: Bill Long Subject: Re: diatonics and song keys (CORRECTION!)
Hi all,
I found an error after I sent this...read on.
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 1994 09:39:58 -0500 (EST) >From: Bill Long >Subject: RE: diatonics and song keys
[...pick up the message where we're talking about using the dorian mode to play songs in minor keys...]
>Another option would be to select a G harp and play in the key of A-min. >But it's not a true minor. It is called the "Dorian Mode" and it's almost >the same as the natural minor scale except that the 6th step of the scale >is a half-step higher in pitch (a B natural instead of a B flat). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sorry, somehow I started thinking in the key of C-minor. What that should say is: (an F sharp instead of an F natural)
