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F# Dorian scale

It has 7 notes: F# G# A B C# D# E. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7.

Degree12♭3456♭7
NoteF#G#ABC#D#E

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 1Frets 1–5 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (b3)
  • B: 2 (5), 4 (6), 5 (b7)
  • G: 1 (2), 2 (b3), 4 (4)
  • D: 1 (6), 2 (b7), 4 (1)
  • A: 2 (4), 4 (5)
  • E: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (b3)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 2–7 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • B: 4 (6), 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • G: 2 (b3), 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • D: 2 (b7), 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • A: 2 (4), 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • E: 2 (1), 4 (2), 5 (b3)
Position 2Frets 4–7 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • B: 4 (6), 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • G: 4 (4), 6 (5)
  • D: 4 (1), 6 (2), 7 (b3)
  • A: 4 (5), 6 (6), 7 (b7)
  • E: 4 (2), 5 (b3), 7 (4)
Position 3Frets 5–9 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
  • B: 5 (b7), 7 (1), 9 (2)
  • G: 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • D: 6 (2), 7 (b3), 9 (4)
  • A: 6 (6), 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • E: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 9 (5)
Position 4Frets 8–12 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (5), 11 (6), 12 (b7)
  • B: 9 (2), 10 (b3), 12 (4)
  • G: 8 (6), 9 (b7), 11 (1)
  • D: 9 (4), 11 (5)
  • A: 9 (1), 11 (2), 12 (b3)
  • E: 9 (5), 11 (6), 12 (b7)
Position 5Frets 10–14 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • B: 10 (b3), 12 (4), 14 (5)
  • G: 11 (1), 13 (2)
  • D: 11 (5), 13 (6), 14 (b7)
  • A: 11 (2), 12 (b3), 14 (4)
  • E: 11 (6), 12 (b7), 14 (1)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

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