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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
NoteB♭CD♭E♭FGA♭
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".

B♭ Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ Dorian
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B♭ Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556b712b345612b3456b712456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b356b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • 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.

B♭ Dorian, position 1, frets 1 to 556b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    B♭ Dorian, position 2, frets 3 to 66b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–6, 17 notes
      B♭ Dorian, position 3, frets 6 to 1012b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        B♭ Dorian, position 4, frets 8 to 122b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          B♭ Dorian, position 5, frets 11 to 15456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in B♭ Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio
            2CmC minor arpeggio
            ♭3D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            4E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            5FmF minor arpeggio
            6GdimG diminished arpeggio
            ♭7A♭A♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            2Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4E♭7E♭7 arpeggio · E♭7 drop 2 · E♭7 drop 3 · E♭7 drop 2 and 4
            5Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            6Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 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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