Dorian Mode

You can use MusicWheels™ to discover all the other dorian modal scales and their notes.

Let’s look at the D Dorian Mode which occurs in the key of C.

Guitar Diagrams

Dorian Mode Scale Patterns Across the Fretboard

The diagrams below show generic patterns for the Dorian Mode Scale.

The orange note is the root note of the mode, for example:

– if you wish to play the C dorian mode then the orange root note will be the note of C

– if you wish to play the A dorian mode then the orange root note will be the note of A and so on.