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Dorian Scale on Guitar

Minor sound with raised 6th. Great for jazz and funk. Mode 2.

Notes (in D)

D E F G A B C

Interval formula

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

D Dorian across the fretboard

D Dorian scale fretboard diagram (note names)123456789101112131415EADGBEEADGBEFGABCDEFGBCDEFGABCEFGABCDEFABCDEFGACDEFGABCDFGABCDEFG

The diagram shows D dorian with the root note in red. The shape is movable: slide it along the neck so the root lands on a different note and you have the same scale in any key.

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