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The Dorian scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7, step pattern W–H–W–W–W–H–W. In C it is C D E♭ F G A B♭. It is the scale for minor-seventh chords, especially the ii chord in a major ii–V–I and modal minor vamps. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D E♭ F G A B♭C Dorian scale (C D E♭ F G A B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ BC♯ Dorian scale (C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E F G A B CD Dorian scale (D E F G A B C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭E♭ Dorian scale (E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F♯ G A B C♯ DE Dorian scale (E F♯ G A B C♯ D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G A♭ B♭ C D E♭F Dorian scale (F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ EF♯ Dorian scale (F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A B♭ C D E FG Dorian scale (G A B♭ C D E F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♭A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭A♭ Dorian scale (A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B C D E F♯ GA Dorian scale (A B C D E F♯ G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭B♭ Dorian scale (B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C♯ D E F♯ G♯ AB Dorian scale (B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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