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D Dorian scale on guitar

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

D Dorian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteDEFGABC
Degree12♭3456♭7
Step2122212

D Dorian on the whole neck

Every D 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".

D Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • D Dorian
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D Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 152b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

D Dorian in 5 positions

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

D Dorian, position 1, frets 0 to 42b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    D Dorian, position 2, frets 3 to 7456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      D Dorian, position 3, frets 5 to 956b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        D Dorian, position 4, frets 7 to 106b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 17 notes
          D Dorian, position 5, frets 10 to 1412b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in D Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1DmD minor arpeggio
            2EmE minor arpeggio
            ♭3FF major arpeggio
            4GG major arpeggio
            5AmA minor arpeggio
            6BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♭7CC major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            5Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            6Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Dorian in every key

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