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guitar_neck R R 4 4 5 5 R R 2 2 b3 b3 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 b3 b3 4 4 5 5 b7 b7 R R b3 b3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 R R 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 b3 b3 5 5 R R b3 b3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 R R 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 b3 b3 5 5 R R 2 2 b3 b3 5 5 6 6 R R 2 2 4 4 5 5 6 6 b7 b7 2 2 b3 b3 4 4 5 5 b7 b7 R R b3 b3 4 4 6 6 b7 b7 R R 2 2 4 4 5 5 b3 b3

Practice backingtrack for D Dorian

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Intervals of the D Dorian scale


         interval name             note
R Perfect unison D
2 Major second E
b3 Minor third F
4 Perfect fourth G
5 Perfect fifth A
6 Major sixth B
b7 Minor seventh C

Good to Know

The D dorian in musical notation

The Dorian mode is also known as the second mode from the diatonic modes. It is a minor scale and it differs from the natural minor scale (Aeolian mode) because its 6th note is raised. Its triade is a Minor triade, and it seventh chord is a Minor7th (other extensions are 9, 11, 13)

Alternative names

  • D Dorian mode
  • the second mode of the diatonic scale