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Think of Dorian as the sound of “Maria” (Santana) meets “Scar Tissue” (RHCP). It is a minor scale with a raised 6th degree. That one note turns a sad blues into a funky, hopeful groove. Relative to C Major. Played over an Am - D9 vamp.

The image is iconic: a beaten sunburst Stratocaster. But look closer at the pickguard of your favorite 90s rocker or modern metal guitarist. Chances are, that single-coil in the bridge position has been swapped for a fat, ceramic humbucker. Welcome to the world of (Humbucker-Single-Single). young guitar magazine pdf

TONE SECRETS: THE SCIENCE OF THE SUPER SWITCH How HSS Pickups Changed Modern Rock (And How You Can Wire It) By: Takashi “Tone” Yamamoto Think of Dorian as the sound of “Maria”

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