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
- D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭B♭C♭
- 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 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, 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.
♭III
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
♭VII
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
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