Guitar · scales and modes # B Dorian scale on guitar B Dorian has 7 notes: B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G♯, A. | Note | B | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G♯ | A | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## 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". B Dorian Note names B Dorian Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 4–7, 17 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes ## Triads in B Dorian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) | | 2 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | ♭3 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) | | 4 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | 5 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) | | 6 | G♯dim | [G♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-diminished) | | ♭7 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) | ## Seventh chords in B Dorian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Dmaj7 | [Dmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7) · [Dmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2) · [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) · [Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | E7 | [E7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e7) · [E7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2) · [E7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-3) · [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | G♯m7♭5 | [G♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7b5) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | Amaj7 | [Amaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7) · [Amaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2) · [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) · [Amaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B Dorian, starting from another root. - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) - [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) - [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) - [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) ## Dorian in every key - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) - [C♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) - [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) - [F♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) - [G♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) - [B♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) - B Dorian ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B Dorian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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