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 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–6, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in B♭ Dorian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 2 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | | ♭3 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | 4 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 5 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 6 | Gdim | [G diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-diminished) | | ♭7 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ Dorian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 2 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | D♭maj7 | [D♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dbmaj7) · [D♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2) · [D♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-3) · [D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | E♭7 | [E♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb7) · [E♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2) · [E♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-3) · [E♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Gm7♭5 | [Gm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7b5) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2) · [Gm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-3) · [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | A♭maj7 | [A♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7) · [A♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2) · [A♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-3) · [A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-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/ab-major) - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-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 - [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/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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