AlanB
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I know there is a really obvious answer to this question, but I am a little confused.
In a book called "Progressive Rock Saxophone" Peter Gelling writes
"The Dominant 7th chord, combined with the use of the minor 3rd is the real heart of Blues harmony."
Now if you play a Dominant 7th chord with a minor 3rd - isn\t that a minor 7th where you use the Dorian. So instead of
E7-E7-E7-E7
A7-A7-E7-E7
B7-A7-E7-B7
why wouldn't you play
Em7-Em7-Em7-Em7
Am7-Am7-Em7-Em7
Bm7-Am7-Em7-Bm7
Puzzled,
Alan
In a book called "Progressive Rock Saxophone" Peter Gelling writes
"The Dominant 7th chord, combined with the use of the minor 3rd is the real heart of Blues harmony."
Now if you play a Dominant 7th chord with a minor 3rd - isn\t that a minor 7th where you use the Dorian. So instead of
E7-E7-E7-E7
A7-A7-E7-E7
B7-A7-E7-B7
why wouldn't you play
Em7-Em7-Em7-Em7
Am7-Am7-Em7-Em7
Bm7-Am7-Em7-Bm7
Puzzled,
Alan