For modes, harmony etc, here's a good resource:
http://www.musicweb.co.nr
##Music Theory- Modes?
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- KVRian
- 1099 posts since 20 Nov, 2004 from Seinäjoki, Finland
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- KVRer
- 9 posts since 9 Jul, 2005
Forget the theory once you know it is sound advice, but it takes a long time to learn the theory . Check out Flea's basslines from the peppers, he likes the dorian mode. Dorian has a raised 6th scale tone, compared to the minor scale, making it sound less dissonant over minor7th chords.