E Dorian Scale on Guitar
E Dorian: E F♯ G A B C♯ D. See every note on the guitar fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: E F♯ G A B C♯ D
- Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): W H W W W H W
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 E Dorian
- i: Em
- ii: F♯m
- ♭III: G
- IV: A
- v: Bm
- vi°: C♯°
- ♭VII: D