Rock in D minor — fingerstyle
The note that gives G its Dorian colour (already identified on this grid's chord and arpeggio versions) is played by the fingers, not the thumb: the fingerstyle bass pattern therefore stays identical regardless of the harmonic colour at any given moment. The right hand stays steady while the chord's identity changes.
Tips
Keep the thumb perfectly steady on the bass notes before worrying about the fingers: it's what holds the whole pattern's tempo.
Listen for the Dorian colour carried by the fingers on G, without letting it disturb the thumb's motion.
Compare with a strict natural-minor grid (like the catalogue's basic A minor one) to really hear what the Dorian mode changes, without the right hand changing anything at all.
Chord progression — Dm
Bar 1
Dm
Bar 2
Am
Bar 3
G
Bar 4
C
Chords
Related sheets
- Rock in B minor (variant) — arpeggios (Level 4)
- call and response power riff — C (Level 4)
- call and response power riff — B (Level 4)