Dorian Rock
Dorian Rock TM
Scale Choices Notes with squares around them are the root A Minor Pentatonic starting on the low E string root A Blues scale starting on low E string root
5th Fret
5th Fret
5th Fret
A Dorian starting on the low E string root
5th Fret
Combination of the three above scales
See the STELAR scale booklet for a more complete way to play these scales all over the neck. *When using the Major and Minor Scale fingering patterns from the scale booklet, slide the patterns up or down so the circled notes are on G notes. This will adjust the patterns to the key of G Major. G Major = A Dorian
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*Always use two fingers to add strength to the bend. *Try to mute adjacent strings so they don't ring out and get in the way of your clear tone.
Great notes for A Minor Pentatonic bends
T A B
7
10
8
8
Chuck Berry Style
7
pull-offs
bends and pull-offs
T A B
7
8
8 5
5
T A B
H
5
7
5
7
5
P
8
10
etc.
pre-bend, then reverse P
7
P
7
cont...
T A B
H
5
8
10 5
7
5
7
5
5
5
7
P
Bend, Reverse Bend, Pull-Off P
or..
Hammer-ons
P
P
5
5 5
5 5
15
8
5
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7
H
5 7
8
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Hammer, Pull-Off Sequence Descending
8
5
5
8
8
T A B
5
8
5
5
8
5
7
etc. Ascending
T A B
8
8
5
5
8
5
5
7
5
7
5
7
etc.
Minor Pentatonic Run Ascending
T A B
3
5
3
5
S
S
S
7
5
5
7
9
7
10
8
8
10
12
Descending S
12 10 T A B
8
S
10
8
9
7
S
5
7
5
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7
5
3
5
3
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A Dorian Ascending & Descending Run
S
S
T A B
2 3 5
2 3 5
S
7
4 5 7
S
7
12 10 8 T A B
9
7
4 5
7
7
8 10
S
S
7
10 8
4
9 7 5
12
8 10
7 5 4
2
5 3
7
5 3 2
Horizontal Ascending Blues Scale Lick S
T A B
4
S
S
5 8 5
8
5
7 8 75
5
8 7 5 7 5 7
9
8 10 8
9
10 8 10
13
10 11 10
vibrato
T A B
13
11 10
S
13
15
12 15 12
15
15
12
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S
15
17
15
17
15
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A Dorian Legato Triplets
T A B
8
5
5 8
5
5
8
8
8
vibrato
5
5 7
8
5
8
5
8
5
5 7
8
5
8 5 7
Blues Legato
2X T A B
7 8
5
8 T A B
5
8
8 7 5
5
8
8 5
5
8
5
7
5
7
5
8
5
5
8
8
8
5
8
8 7 5
5
5 8
8
5
7
Russ Parish lick
7
3
T A B
S
5
4
7
8
5
8
5
5
8
7
S
5
8
7
7
economy picking idea cont. ascending
10 T A B
7
S
8
7
10
12
8
12
10
12
cont. picking as above
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8
S
10
9
11
12
10
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Russ Parish lick Descend
12
8
T A B
8 T A B
5
S
10
7
9
8
S
7
5
4
5
10
7
7
3
10
7
7
3
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S
8
5
7
S
5
4
2
7
8
5
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Up sweeps A min repeat etc. 15 12 T A B
13
15 12
13
14
14
Descend through arpeggios in A Dorian (Feel free to repeat each arp. several times). F# dim A min E min G maj etc. 15 12 T A B
13
10
14 14
12
8
12 12
10
10 11
7
8
9
etc.
D shape arpeggios (more sweeping) D maj
C maj T A B
12
13
9
17
14
15
14
G maj
A min T A B
12 15
C maj
10
8
12
10
7
12
13
12
15
F# dim 8
7
5
7
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5
8
B min 14 10
E min 7 3
12
11
etc. 5
4
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Group of 6 T A B
16 17
14
Play these as 16th note triplets
14 16 17
Dorian/Blues T A B
5
7
8
8
7
5
5
8
7
10
8
7
10
8
7
9
8
7
etc.
Move this "Group of 6" scale sequence below - up and down any of the "Seven Three Note Per String" scale patterns. (Check out the Scale Booklet.) Ascend through a scale pattern T A B
12 14 15
12 14 15 12 14 15 etc.
T A B
13 15 17
12 14 16
12 14 16
12 14 16
13 15 17
Descend through the next pattern 19 17 15
14 15 17
19 17 15 19 17 15
17 16 14 17 16 14
vibrato
T A B
17 16 14
17 16 14
17 15 14 17 15 14
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Picking and Legato Down a Scale
T A B
8
5
7
8
7
5
8
5
7
8
7
5
8
7
5
8
7
5
Horizontal Ascending
T A B
T A B
8
13
5
7
8
7
5
10 12 14 12 10
10
15
7
8
10 8
7
12 14 15 14 12
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12
12
8 10 12 10 8
8
15
Scale Choices Notes with squares around them are the root A Minor Pentatonic starting on the low E string root A Blues scale starting on low E string root
5th Fret
5th Fret
5th Fret
A Dorian starting on the low E string root
5th Fret
Combination of the three above scales
See the STELAR scale booklet for a more complete way to play these scales all over the neck. *When using the Major and Minor Scale fingering patterns from the scale booklet, slide the patterns up or down so the circled notes are on G notes. This will adjust the patterns to the key of G Major. G Major = A Dorian
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*Always use two fingers to add strength to the bend. *Try to mute adjacent strings so they don't ring out and get in the way of your clear tone.
Great notes for A Minor Pentatonic bends
T A B
7
10
8
8
Chuck Berry Style
7
pull-offs
bends and pull-offs
T A B
7
8
8 5
5
T A B
H
5
7
5
7
5
P
8
10
etc.
pre-bend, then reverse P
7
P
7
cont...
T A B
H
5
8
10 5
7
5
7
5
5
5
7
P
Bend, Reverse Bend, Pull-Off P
or..
Hammer-ons
P
P
5
5 5
5 5
15
8
5
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7
H
5 7
8
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Hammer, Pull-Off Sequence Descending
8
5
5
8
8
T A B
5
8
5
5
8
5
7
etc. Ascending
T A B
8
8
5
5
8
5
5
7
5
7
5
7
etc.
Minor Pentatonic Run Ascending
T A B
3
5
3
5
S
S
S
7
5
5
7
9
7
10
8
8
10
12
Descending S
12 10 T A B
8
S
10
8
9
7
S
5
7
5
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7
5
3
5
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A Dorian Ascending & Descending Run
S
S
T A B
2 3 5
2 3 5
S
7
4 5 7
S
7
12 10 8 T A B
9
7
4 5
7
7
8 10
S
S
7
10 8
4
9 7 5
12
8 10
7 5 4
2
5 3
7
5 3 2
Horizontal Ascending Blues Scale Lick S
T A B
4
S
S
5 8 5
8
5
7 8 75
5
8 7 5 7 5 7
9
8 10 8
9
10 8 10
13
10 11 10
vibrato
T A B
13
11 10
S
13
15
12 15 12
15
15
12
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S
15
17
15
17
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A Dorian Legato Triplets
T A B
8
5
5 8
5
5
8
8
8
vibrato
5
5 7
8
5
8
5
8
5
5 7
8
5
8 5 7
Blues Legato
2X T A B
7 8
5
8 T A B
5
8
8 7 5
5
8
8 5
5
8
5
7
5
7
5
8
5
5
8
8
8
5
8
8 7 5
5
5 8
8
5
7
Russ Parish lick
7
3
T A B
S
5
4
7
8
5
8
5
5
8
7
S
5
8
7
7
economy picking idea cont. ascending
10 T A B
7
S
8
7
10
12
8
12
10
12
cont. picking as above
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8
S
10
9
11
12
10
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Russ Parish lick Descend
12
8
T A B
8 T A B
5
S
10
7
9
8
S
7
5
4
5
10
7
7
3
10
7
7
3
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S
8
5
7
S
5
4
2
7
8
5
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Up sweeps A min repeat etc. 15 12 T A B
13
15 12
13
14
14
Descend through arpeggios in A Dorian (Feel free to repeat each arp. several times). F# dim A min E min G maj etc. 15 12 T A B
13
10
14 14
12
8
12 12
10
10 11
7
8
9
etc.
D shape arpeggios (more sweeping) D maj
C maj T A B
12
13
9
17
14
15
14
G maj
A min T A B
12 15
C maj
10
8
12
10
7
12
13
12
15
F# dim 8
7
5
7
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5
8
B min 14 10
E min 7 3
12
11
etc. 5
4
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Group of 6 T A B
16 17
14
Play these as 16th note triplets
14 16 17
Dorian/Blues T A B
5
7
8
8
7
5
5
8
7
10
8
7
10
8
7
9
8
7
etc.
Move this "Group of 6" scale sequence below - up and down any of the "Seven Three Note Per String" scale patterns. (Check out the Scale Booklet.) Ascend through a scale pattern T A B
12 14 15
12 14 15 12 14 15 etc.
T A B
13 15 17
12 14 16
12 14 16
12 14 16
13 15 17
Descend through the next pattern 19 17 15
14 15 17
19 17 15 19 17 15
17 16 14 17 16 14
vibrato
T A B
17 16 14
17 16 14
17 15 14 17 15 14
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17 15 14
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Picking and Legato Down a Scale
T A B
8
5
7
8
7
5
8
5
7
8
7
5
8
7
5
8
7
5
Horizontal Ascending
T A B
T A B
8
13
5
7
8
7
5
10 12 14 12 10
10
15
7
8
10 8
7
12 14 15 14 12
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12
12
8 10 12 10 8
8
15
