F Dorian Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · mode II · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D
E♭
Solfège : Fa – Sol – La♭ – Si♭ – Do – Ré – Mi♭
Interval Structure
F
T
G
½T
A♭
T
B♭
T
C
T
D
½T
E♭
→
F+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in F) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | minor |
| ii | Gm | minor |
| III | A♭ | Major |
| IV | B♭ | Major |
| v | Cm | minor |
| vi° | D° | diminished |
| VII | E♭ | Major |
About this scale
The Dorian mode is THE scale of blues-rock and funk guitar. Its major 6th gives it a luminous opening in a minor context. Carlos Santana, David Gilmour, and John Mayer use it constantly. It fits perfectly over typical i–IV blues modal progressions and naturally overlaps with the minor pentatonic positions.
See fretboard positions for F Dorian on guitar in the interactive app.
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