Modes
B Dorian scale
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
How to play the B Dorian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------9--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|----------------------------7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--11----------------------------| A|----------7--9--11-------------------------------------| E|-7--9--10----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 7–12
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|---------1-2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
