B♭ Dorian scale
B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭·Tap a note to hear it
Metronome
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
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Scale guide
The B♭ Dorian scale
Dorian is a minor scale with a major 6th. That one raised note makes it sound less dark than natural minor. It is common in funk, jazz, and rock solos over a minor chord that stays put.
It uses the same notes as A♭ major, starting from B♭ instead of A♭.
- Notes
- B♭CD♭E♭FGA♭
- Formula
- 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7
- Steps
- W H W W W H W
- W is two frets, H is one fret
Chords in B♭ Dorian
Built from the notes of the scale, so the B♭ Dorian scale works over all of them.