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Guitar · scales and modes

# F♯ Dorian scale on guitar

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

| Note | F♯ | G♯ | A | B | C♯ | D♯ | E |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ♭7 |
| Step | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |

## 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 Note names

F♯ Dorian Degrees

## 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.

Position 1: frets 2–6, 17 notes

Position 2: frets 4–8, 17 notes

Position 3: frets 7–11, 17 notes

Position 4: frets 9–13, 17 notes

Position 5: frets 11–14, 17 notes

## Triads in F♯ Dorian

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) |
| 2 | G♯m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) |
| ♭3 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) |
| 4 | B | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) |
| 5 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) |
| 6 | D♯dim | [D♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-diminished) |
| ♭7 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) |

## Seventh chords in F♯ Dorian

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 2 | G♯m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭3 | Amaj7 | [Amaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7) · [Amaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2) · [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) · [Amaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 4 | B7 | [B7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b7) · [B7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2) · [B7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-3) · [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 5 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 6 | D♯m7♭5 | [D♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-sharp-m7b5) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭7 | Emaj7 | [Emaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emaj7) · [Emaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2) · [Emaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-3) · [Emaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2-and-4) |

## Same notes, other names

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

- [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major)
- [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor)
- [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian)
- [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian)
- [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian)
- [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian)

## Dorian in every key

- [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/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
- [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 F♯ Dorian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-dorian:6:ladder:p1)
