C Dorian scale
C D E♭ F G A B♭·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
D
E♭
F
G
A
B♭
C
D
E♭
F
G
A
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 C 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 B♭ major, starting from C instead of B♭.
- Notes
- CDE♭FGAB♭
- 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 C Dorian
Built from the notes of the scale, so the C Dorian scale works over all of them.