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
- C♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯B
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
How to play the C♯ Dorian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-12-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13----------------------------| A|----------9--11-13-------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–14
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
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.
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