Modes
D Dorian scale
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
- DEFGABC
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
How to play the D Dorian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------12-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------12-13-15----------| G|----------------------------10-12-14-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-14----------------------------| A|----------10-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-10-12-13----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 10–15
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|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the D Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
