Guitar · scales and modes # C Dorian scale on guitar C Dorian has 7 notes: C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭. | Note | C | D | E♭ | F | G | A | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 | | Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ## 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 Note names C Dorian Degrees ## 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–8, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes ## Triads in C Dorian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | | 2 | Dm | [D minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-minor) | | ♭3 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | 4 | F | [F major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) | | 5 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | 6 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | | ♭7 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | ## Seventh chords in C Dorian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 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) | | 2 | Dm7 | [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) · [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) · [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) · [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | E♭maj7 | [E♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7) · [E♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2) · [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) · [E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | F7 | [F7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f7) · [F7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2) · [F7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-3) · [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) | | 5 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 6 | Am7♭5 | [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) · [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) · [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) · [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | B♭maj7 | [B♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7) · [B♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) · [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) · [B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of C Dorian, starting from another root. - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) ## Dorian in every key - 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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice C Dorian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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