Guitar scale · Modes
B Dorian scale on guitar
Every position of the B 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 A major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- BC♯DEF♯G♯A
- 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 7–12, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------9--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|----------------------------7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--11----------------------------| A|----------7--9--11-------------------------------------| E|-7--9--10----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 7, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the B Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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