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F Dorian scale on guitar

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

F Dorian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFGA♭B♭CDE♭
Degree12♭3456♭7
Step2122212

F Dorian on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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F Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1512b3456b712456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b345612b3456b7126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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F Dorian in 5 positions

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

F Dorian, position 1, frets 1 to 512b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    F Dorian, position 2, frets 3 to 72b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      F Dorian, position 3, frets 6 to 10456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        F Dorian, position 4, frets 8 to 1256b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          F Dorian, position 5, frets 10 to 136b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–13, 17 notes

            Triads in F Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1FmF minor arpeggio
            2GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭3A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            4B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            5CmC minor arpeggio
            6DdimD diminished arpeggio
            ♭7E♭E♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            5Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            6Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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