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
- B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭
- 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 6–11, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--9-----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6, 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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