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A Dorian scale on guitar

A Dorian has 7 notes: A, B, C, D, E, F♯, G.

A Dorian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABCDEF♯G
Degree12♭3456♭7
Step2122212

A Dorian on the whole neck

Every A Dorian note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D4E4G3A3B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Dorian
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A Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b345b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Dorian
Degrees

A Dorian in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A Dorian, position 1, frets 0 to 456b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    A Dorian, position 2, frets 2 to 56b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–5, 17 notes
      A Dorian, position 3, frets 5 to 912b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        A Dorian, position 4, frets 7 to 112b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          A Dorian, position 5, frets 10 to 14456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            2BmB minor arpeggio
            ♭3CC major arpeggio
            4DD major arpeggio
            5EmE minor arpeggio
            6F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭7GG major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            2Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4
            5Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            6F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A Dorian, starting from another root.

            Dorian in every key

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