B♭ Dorian Scale on Bass

B♭ Dorian: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭. See every note on the bass fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
• Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7
• Steps (W whole, H half): W H W W W H W

Same notes as

• A♭ Major
• F Minor

About the Dorian scale

• Minor, with a brighter natural 6th.
• Funk, jazz and folk: “Oye Como Va”, “Scarborough Fair”.
• Good over a minor chord vamp or a i–IV groove.

Chords in B♭ Dorian

• i: B♭m
• ii: Cm
• ♭III: D♭
• IV: E♭
• v: Fm
• vi°: G°
• ♭VII: A♭

Other instruments

• B♭ Dorian on Guitar
• B♭ Dorian on Piano
• B♭ Dorian on Ukulele

More on B♭ Dorian

• B♭ Dorian on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in B♭ Minor