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