Concepts for Modal Playing with John Stowell and Juan Dhas, Part 1

John Stowell and Juan Dhas explore harmonic concepts for modal playing, starting from embellishments and triads derived from the Dorian mode over a single minor chord, then expanding into additional harmony you can apply in a modal context.

What's covered

• Dorian-derived embellishments and triads over a single minor chord
• Major triads, melodic minor, and implied V chords in a modal setting
• Tension and release, with specific strategies for creating and resolving it
• Simple progressions and turnarounds superimposed over one minor chord
• Chord voicings as templates for single-line playing
• Open-string voicings

An advanced class for guitarists who want to bring more harmonic motion and color to static, one-chord vamps. Duration: 43 minutes 28 seconds.