Guitar scale · Modes
C Dorian scale on guitar
Every position of the C 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 B♭ major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- CDE♭FGAB♭
- 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 8–13, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|-------------------------------------10-11-13----------| G|----------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|-------------------8--10-12----------------------------| A|----------8--10-12-------------------------------------| E|-8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 8, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the C Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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