In a Jazz funk context, we gonna see how John Scofield blends the Pentatonic/Blues scale, the Mixolydian mode, the Diminished scale for outside playing and other concepts such as chromaticism/passing tones.

In this lesson we take a look at using Blues phrasing in jazz fusion, Pentatonic and Dorian with a dash of chromaticism.

Outside playing over a country fusion harmony sequence with latin vibes.

Improvisation is something that doesn't have to be performed solely with single notes - its also possible to improvise with chords. In this case, we are stacking 4ths within C Dorian mode.

The secret is to add a Major sixth to the minor blues scale - it is what makes a minor scale sound dorian. Memorize the few boxes and then work on the licks. These should be helpful to build your musical vocabulary.

Danny Gatton style twang!

Funk Fusion phrasing using Mixolydian mode.

In this lesson we are stacking 4ths within C Dorian mode to create some nice modern sounding arpeggios.

Start diggin' the Dorian scale!