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G Dorian scale on guitar

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

G Dorian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGAB♭CDEF
Degree12♭3456♭7
Step2122212

G Dorian on the whole neck

Every G 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".

G Dorian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3E3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G Dorian
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G Dorian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 156b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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G Dorian in 5 positions

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

G Dorian, position 1, frets 0 to 36b712b3456b712b3456b716E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 17 notes
    G Dorian, position 2, frets 3 to 712b3456b712b3456b712b36E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      G Dorian, position 3, frets 5 to 92b3456b712b3456b712b346E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        G Dorian, position 4, frets 8 to 12456b712b3456b712b34566E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          G Dorian, position 5, frets 10 to 1456b712b3456b712b3456b76E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in G Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1GmG minor arpeggio
            2AmA minor arpeggio
            ♭3B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            4CC major arpeggio
            5DmD minor arpeggio
            6EdimE diminished arpeggio
            ♭7FF major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G Dorian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            2Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            4C7C7 arpeggio · C7 drop 2 · C7 drop 3 · C7 drop 2 and 4
            5Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            6Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Dorian in every key

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