Modes
G Dorian scale
Minor with a brighter raised 6th — funk, jazz and Santana.
Mode 2 of the major scale: the same notes as F major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- GAB♭CDEF
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
How to play the G Dorian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------5-6-8-| B|-------------------------5-6-8-------| G|-------------------3-5-7-------------| D|-------------3-5-7-------------------| A|-------3-5-7-------------------------| E|-3-5-6-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 3–8
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|-----------0-1-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the G Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
