SO WHAT – D minor

​Use the attached mp3 backing track to start practicing, but first there is only a Dminor7 chord in the basis.

Get started with D-dorian scale (II degree C-Major) and slowly play the scale across two octaves. But always pronounce or at least in your mind define the note that you play. Play this scale in all positions of the C-major scale, as it is described in Degee I . For your solo you can use the various ways-patterns, that are described in Degree II

B) Once you have  played through all the tones of the D-dorian scale around the neck, you can proceed with C-pentatonic (Aminor). Start with a pentatonic number 1 and continue upwards the neck of the guitar. While playing  the pentatonic you can also skip the strings-for example from the sixth to the fourth, fifth to the third, fourth to the second and third at first. But still say the tones you play or at least define them in your mind. Of course, you can use the ways – patterns, that are described in Degree II

C) Once you have played through all the tones in the C pentatonic on the whole the neck, you can proceed with the F-pentatonic (Dminor). Start with F-pentatonic (C-Aminor pentatonic-number 4) and go upwards the neck of the guitar. While playing the pentatonic you can also skip the strings-for example from the sixth to the fourth, from the fifth for the third, from the fourth to the second and from the third to the first. Still say the notes you play or at least define them in your mind. You can use the ways – patterns, that are described in Degree II

D) Once you have played through all the tone F pentatonic on the whole the neck, you can proceed with the G-pentatonic (E-minor). Playing this pentatonic through the attached D-minor sounds more modern – we can say also jazzy. Start with the G-pentatonic(C-Aminor pentatonic-number 3) and play upwards of the neck of the guitar. While playing the pentatonic you can also jump over from one string to another-for example from the sixth to the fourth, from the fifth to the third, from the fourth to the second and from the third to the first. Still you will have to say the notes you play or at least define them in your mind. Of course you can also use the ways – patterns, who are described in Degree II

E) After the D-dorian scale and pentatonics comes the D-blues scale. As it is explained  it is deduced from the D-minor (Fmajor pentatonic) with an added tone Ab. The Blues scale is used in all possible positions, on the whole neck of the guitar and with ways-patterns, that are described in Degree III