Theory & Impro Modes - do you think about them derived from a base scale

[Pete Thomas]

Or D minor

I see a connection to D minor:

Greensleeves can be wholly Dorian with B and C natural every time, or it can be played with Bb’s, and also C#’s.

 

[Pete Effamy]

I see a connection to D minor:

Sure a connection, but I thought we were getting all puritan about a mode is a mode

 

[Pete Thomas]

Sure a connection, but I thought we were getting all puritan about a mode is a mode

I think it’s fine for us all to have differing opinions but a mode will always be a mode 🙂

 

[Pete Effamy]

In this case then:

Pete Effamy said:
Greensleeves can be wholly Dorian with B and C natural every time, or it can be played with Bb’s, and also C#’s.

Is the latter still a Dorian quirk or just Chinese whispers?