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
- B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
How to play the B♭ Dorian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------8--9--11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--9-----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 6–11
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|---------0-1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
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
