C dorian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the C dorian scale (1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7) on guitar: C · D · D# · F · G · A · A#.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
C Dorian
12b3456b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
C
· Root
2
D
· Tension
b3
D#
· Third
4
F
· Tension
5
G
· Fifth
6
A
· characteristic note
b7
A#
· Seventh
Scale sheet
C DorianFormula (degrees)
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
Notes in key
C D D# F G A 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 C dorian scale: C · D · D# · F · G · A · A#.