SCALE REFERENCE

B Dorian

B – C♯ – D – E – F♯ – G♯ – A1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

Minor with a natural 6th — the brightest of the minor modes. The 2nd mode of the major scale; think 'So What', 'Scarborough Fair'.

Notes & degrees
B1C♯2Db3E4F♯5G♯6Ab7
NotesB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A
StepsW – H – W – W – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
BDEAC♯F♯G♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯G♯ABC♯DEBBC♯DEF♯G♯ABGG♯ABC♯DEF♯DDEF♯G♯ABC♯DAABC♯DEF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯ABC♯DE

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

357912AABC♯DEF♯G♯AEEF♯G♯ABC♯DECC♯DEF♯G♯ABGG♯ABC♯DEF♯

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iBmBm7
iiC♯mC♯m7
♭IIIDDmaj7
IVEE7
vF♯mF♯m7
vi°G♯dimG♯m7♭5
♭VIIAAmaj7

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

iBmiiC♯m♭IIIDIVEvF♯mvi°G♯dim♭VIIA
Other scales on B

Core scales & modes

B MajorB Natural MinorB Harmonic MinorB Melodic MinorB PhrygianB LydianB MixolydianB Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

B Major PentatonicB Minor PentatonicB BluesB Major Blues

Jazz & altered

B Harmonic MajorB Phrygian DominantB Lydian DominantB AlteredB Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

B Whole ToneB Diminished (Whole–Half)B Diminished (Half–Whole)B Augmented Scale

World & exotic

B Hungarian MinorB Double Harmonic MajorB Neapolitan Minor
Dorian on another root
CC♯D♭DE♭D♯EFF♯GA♭G♯AB♭B
Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.