Article: The 4 Octave Dorian Mode

Technique:
First you have got to tune to 7A and prepare all 4 fingers for action.
Where there are 4 notes per string, use 4 fingers.
When you get to the high E, play the first 3 notes with fingers 1 2 & 3 , then make a position shift up to the 17th with your first finger and play the remaining 4 notes with fingers 1 2 3 & 4.

Theory:
The Dorian mode is the 2nd of C or the 4th of Am.
It yields minor chords from its tonic e.g. check out the min 6/9- R b3 5 6 9.
Notice it has a major 6th interval and how this produces a more major feel in an otherwise minor context.
Below is the min 6/9 arpeggio

Miscellaneous:
Dorian [Latin D ri nus, from D rius, from Greek D rios, from D ris, Doris.] One of a Hellenic people that invaded Greece around 1100 B.C. and remained culturally and linguistically distinct within the Greek world.

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