Guitar scale · Modes
A♭ Dorian scale on guitar
Every position of the A♭ Dorian scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor with a brighter raised 6th — funk, jazz and Santana.
Mode 2 of the major scale: the same notes as G♭ major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭FG♭
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 4–9, ascending
e|-------------------------------6-7-9-| B|-------------------------6-7-9-------| G|-------------------4-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-8-------------------| A|-------4-6-8-------------------------| E|-4-6-7-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 4, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the A♭ Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭III
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
Sounds great over
