E Phyrgian = E, F, G, A, B, C, D
E Dorian = E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E
D Dorian = D, E, F, G, A, B, C
E Phyrgian = D Dorian, NOT E Dorian
If you're playing over a plain old E Minor chord, and that's it... just a long vamp on E Minor, you could play either E Phyrgian or E Dorian. The difference between the two is the F# and the C#. Playing in Dorian would give you a more jazzy feel and phyrgian a more spanish feel. If you're playing over a chord progression, however, such as, Em, D, C, D, you'd almost have to use E Aeolian, because playing a C# (in E dorian) over a C chord doesn't sound to pretty... neither does playing an F (E in phyrgian) over a D chord. Make sense?
"You must stab him in the heart with the Bone Saber of Zumacalis... well, you could stab him in the head or the lungs, too... and the saber, it probably doesn't have to be bone, just anything sharp lying around the house... you could poke him with a pillow and kill him."
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force, The Universal Re-Monster