B dorian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the B dorian scale (1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7) on guitar: B · C# · D · E · F# · G# · A.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
B Dorian
12b3456b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
B
· Root
2
C#
· Tension
b3
D
· Third
4
E
· Tension
5
F#
· Fifth
6
G#
· characteristic note
b7
A
· Seventh
Scale sheet
B DorianFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
B C# D E F# G# A
Typical use
Over m7; characteristic major 6th.
Dorian
Dorian is the second mode of the major scale: a minor scale with a major sixth instead of a minor sixth. That sixth is its characteristic note and gives it a more open color than the natural minor; it's the scale of choice over m7 chords.
Notes of the B dorian scale: B · C# · D · E · F# · G# · A.