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C Dorian scale on guitar

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

C Dorian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDE♭FGAB♭
Degree12♭3456♭7
Step2122212

C Dorian on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5F4G4A4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712456b712b3456E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C Dorian in 5 positions

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

C Dorian, position 1, frets 1 to 5456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C Dorian, position 2, frets 3 to 756b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      C Dorian, position 3, frets 5 to 86b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–8, 17 notes
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        C Dorian, position 4, frets 8 to 1212b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          C Dorian, position 5, frets 10 to 142b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1CmC minor arpeggio
            2DmD minor arpeggio
            ♭3E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            4FF major arpeggio
            5GmG minor arpeggio
            6AdimA diminished arpeggio
            ♭7B♭B♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4
            5Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            6Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Dorian in every key

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