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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
NoteC♯D♯EF♯G♯A♯B
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 15E2F#2G#2A#2B2C#3D#3E3F#3A#2B2C#3D#3E3F#3G#3A#3B3D#3E3F#3G#3A#3B3C#4D#4E4G#3A#3B3C#4D#4E4F#4G#4A#4B3C#4D#4E4F#4G#4A#4B4C#5E4F#4G#4A#4B4C#5D#5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C♯ Dorian
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C♯ Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b3456b712b346b712b3456b72b3456b712b356b712b3456b712b3456b71b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • 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.

C♯ Dorian, position 1, frets 2 to 6456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E423456
    Position 1: frets 2–6, 17 notes
    C♯ Dorian, position 2, frets 4 to 856b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E445678
      Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes
      C♯ Dorian, position 3, frets 6 to 96b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–9, 17 notes
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        C♯ Dorian, position 4, frets 9 to 1312b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
          Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes
          C♯ Dorian, position 5, frets 11 to 152b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

            Triads in C♯ Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1C♯mC♯ minor arpeggio
            2D♯mE♭ minor arpeggio
            ♭3EE major arpeggio
            4F♯F♯ major arpeggio
            5G♯mG♯ minor arpeggio
            6A♯dimB♭ diminished arpeggio
            ♭7BB major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C♯ Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1C♯m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            2D♯m7E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Emaj7Emaj7 arpeggio · Emaj7 drop 2 · Emaj7 drop 3 · Emaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4F♯7F♯7 arpeggio · F♯7 drop 2 · F♯7 drop 3 · F♯7 drop 2 and 4
            5G♯m7G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            6A♯m7♭5B♭m7♭5 arpeggio · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 · B♭m7♭5 drop 3 · B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Bmaj7Bmaj7 arpeggio · Bmaj7 drop 2 · Bmaj7 drop 3 · Bmaj7 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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