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B Dorian scale on guitar

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

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

B Dorian on the whole neck

Every B 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".

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  • B Dorian
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B Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15456b712b345b712b3456b71b3456b712b346b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B Dorian
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B Dorian in 5 positions

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

B Dorian, position 1, frets 0 to 4456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    B Dorian, position 2, frets 2 to 656b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      B Dorian, position 3, frets 4 to 76b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–7, 17 notes
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        B Dorian, position 4, frets 7 to 1112b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          B Dorian, position 5, frets 9 to 132b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes

            Triads in B Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1BmB minor arpeggio
            2C♯mC♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭3DD major arpeggio
            4EE major arpeggio
            5F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio
            6G♯dimG♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭7AA major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            2C♯m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Dmaj7Dmaj7 arpeggio · Dmaj7 drop 2 · Dmaj7 drop 3 · Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4E7E7 arpeggio · E7 drop 2 · E7 drop 3 · E7 drop 2 and 4
            5F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            6G♯m7♭5G♯m7♭5 arpeggio · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 · G♯m7♭5 drop 3 · G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Amaj7Amaj7 arpeggio · Amaj7 drop 2 · Amaj7 drop 3 · Amaj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Dorian in every key

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