Modes
C Dorian scale
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
How to play the C Dorian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------10-11-13-| B|-------------------------------------10-11-13----------| G|----------------------------8--10-12-------------------| D|-------------------8--10-12----------------------------| A|----------8--10-12-------------------------------------| E|-8--10-11----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 8–13
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|-----------0-1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the C Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
