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
- D♯E♯F♯G♯A♯B♯C♯
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
How to play the D♯ Dorian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------13-14-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-15----------------------------| A|----------11-13-15-------------------------------------| E|-11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 11–16
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1-2-------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|-----------1-----|
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.
ii
E♯m
E♯m7
E♯ G♯ B♯
vi°
B♯dim
B♯m7♭5
B♯ D♯ F♯
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