Relative majors and minors

[iommi]

I read in a srticle which said C major and D dorian are completely different scales.I seems quite wrong as a D dorian contains the same notes as C major.It contains the same notes as C major and hence C major and D dorian are relative minors as a Dorian scale corresponds to a minor scale with a #6 .Am i right?

Also in some tabs,i can see strum with slight accent.What does it mean?

[cyberfret]

C major = C D E F G A B C

D Dorian = D E F G A B C D

So these to scales have the same notes, but they are used differently. With the C major you hear all of the notes in relationship to the root C, and the D Dorian you hear in relationship to the root D.

Rather than think of Dorian as Natural minor with a #6 (sharp 6). Think of it as a natural minor with a natural 6.

minor is 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Dorian is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

So minor has b6 and Dorian has natural 6. The numbers are in relationship to the major scale.

Check out this lesson on modes.

Modes 101
http://www.cyberfret.com/theory/modes/101/index.htm





Strum with a slight accent means play the accented rhythms a little louder than the strums that are not accented.

--Shawn

[iommi]

Isn't A minor relative minor of C major even though C major is based around C and A minor is based on A.So i want to know if D dorian is relative minor of C major?

[cyberfret]

No the D Dorian would not be the relative minor of C major.....it would be the relative Dorian mode. A minor is the relative minor of C major. Any mode that is derived from the major scale is a relative mode.

So E Phrygian would be the relative Phrygian to C major. F Lydian would be the relative Lydian of C major...etc.


Be sure a check out the Modes 101 lesson.
http://www.cyberfret.com/theory/modes/101/index.htm

--Shawn