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E Dorian scale on guitar

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

E Dorian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEF♯GABC♯D
Degree12♭3456♭7
Step2122212

E Dorian on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C#3D3E3F#3G3A3B3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C#4D4E4G3A3B3C#4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C#4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C#5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E Dorian
Note names
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E Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1512b3456b712b3456b712b345b712b3456b71b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E Dorian
Degrees

E Dorian in 5 positions

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

E Dorian, position 1, frets 0 to 412b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    E Dorian, position 2, frets 2 to 62b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      E Dorian, position 3, frets 5 to 9456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        E Dorian, position 4, frets 7 to 1156b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          E Dorian, position 5, frets 9 to 126b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–12, 17 notes

            Triads in E Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1EmE minor arpeggio
            2F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio
            ♭3GG major arpeggio
            4AA major arpeggio
            5BmB minor arpeggio
            6C♯dimC♯ diminished arpeggio
            ♭7DD major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            2F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            4A7A7 arpeggio · A7 drop 2 · A7 drop 3 · A7 drop 2 and 4
            5Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            6C♯m7♭5C♯m7♭5 arpeggio · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 · C♯m7♭5 drop 3 · C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Dmaj7Dmaj7 arpeggio · Dmaj7 drop 2 · Dmaj7 drop 3 · Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Dorian in every key

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