Guitar scale · Modes
D Dorian scale on guitar
Every position of the D 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 C major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- DEFGABC
- 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 10–15, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------12-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-13-15----------| G|----------------------------10-12-14-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-14----------------------------| A|----------10-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 10, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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