Modes
E Dorian scale
Minor with a brighter raised 6th — funk, jazz and Santana.
Mode 2 of the major scale: the same notes as D major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- EF♯GABC♯D
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
How to play the E Dorian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------2-3-5-| B|-------------------------2-3-5-------| G|-------------------0-2-4-------------| D|-------------0-2-4-------------------| A|-------0-2-4-------------------------| E|-0-2-3-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 0–5
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|-------------2-4-| E|-------2-3-------| C|-1-2-4-----------| G|-----------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the E Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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