Major Progression » | R | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |

A♭--B♭--C-D♭--E♭--F--G-A♭
notes in KEY [Ab]
F--G-A♭--B♭--C-D♭--E♭--F
minor progression

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flats b 4
fret | 4
relative Fm minor

A♭--B♭m--Cm-D♭--E♭--Fm--G-A♭
chords/jam
I-IV-I-V = A♭-D♭-A♭-E♭
vi-ii-vi-iii = Fm-B♭m-Fm-Cm

Part1 - dorian - Full Mode

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B♭

B «

A♭

G «

D♭

E♭

D «

A♭

B♭

A «

E♭

E «

B♭

D♭

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B♭

B «

A♭

G «

E♭

D «

A♭

B♭

A «

E♭

E «

B♭

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B♭

D♭

B «

A♭

G «

D♭

E♭

D «

A♭

B♭

A «

E♭

E «

B♭

D♭

B♭-dorian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note

If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | B♭ | - | C | D♭ | - | E♭ | - | F | - | G | A♭ |
The 2nd mode of the Major scale is dorian
The dorian mode is a minor mode
In the Key of A♭ the dorian mode is at Root fret 4 +2

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dorian contains 3 instances of ii note  B♭ 

B♭-dorian
The Major pentatonic scale includes 5 notes
before reaching 'octave' note

If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | B♭ | - | C | - | - | E♭ | - | F | - | - | A♭ |
The Major pentatonic scale is formed by
removing the 4th (D♭) and 7th (G) from the Major scale
When played in one position, each string has 2 notes

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dorian contains 3 instances of ii note  B♭ 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B «

G «

E♭

D «

A «

E «

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B «

G «

D «

A♭

B♭

A «

E «

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B♭

D♭

B «

A♭

G «

D♭

E♭

D «

A♭

B♭

A «

E♭

E «

B♭

D♭

B♭-dorian
Major Patterns
The Root chord is a Major chord and is made by "stacking"
the 1st-3rd-5th notes of the Key

If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | - | - | C | - | - | E♭ | - | - | - | - | A♭ |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = A♭-C-E♭
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord A♭ barred at Root fret 4 +2
CAGED: within the dorian mode the Root chord A♭ takes the D-shape

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B♭-dorian
Major Shapes
The IV (Fourth) chord and V (Fifth) chord are also Major chords

IV (Fourth) 4-6-1 = IV-vi-I = D♭-F-A♭
V (Fifth) 5-7-2 = V-vii-ii = E♭-G-B♭
Shown above are the notes of the IV-chord D♭ and V-chord E♭
Within the dorian mode the IV-chord takes the A-shape
the V-chord takes the A-shape

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Part3 - minor shapes & patterns

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B «

A♭

G «

D «

A «

E «

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

iii

B «

G «

D♭

E♭

D «

A «

E «

Key = A♭

Fret 4 +2

e «

B♭

D♭

B «

A♭

G «

D♭

E♭

D «

A♭

B♭

A «

E♭

E «

B♭

D♭

B♭-dorian
minor Patterns
The Relative minor chord is made of the 6th-1st-3rd notes of the Key

If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | F | - | - | A♭ |
vi (sixth) 6-1-3 = vi-I-iii = F-A♭-C
Shown above are the notes of the Relative minor chord Fm
Within the dorian mode
the Relative minor chord takes the diagonal shape

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B♭-dorian
minor Shapes
The ii (second) chord and iii (third) chord are also minor chords

ii (second) 2-4-6 = ii-IV-vi = B♭-D♭-F
iii (third) 3-5-7 = iii-V-vii = C-E♭-G
Shown above are the notes of the ii-chord B♭m and iii-chord Cm
Within the dorian mode
the ii-chord and the iii-chord take the vertical shape

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