SCALE REFERENCE

C Dorian

C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B♭1 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
C1D2E♭b3F4G5A6B♭b7
NotesC, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb
StepsW – H – W – W – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
CDFGAE♭B♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eFGAB♭CDE♭BCDE♭FGAB♭GGAB♭CDE♭FGDDE♭FGAB♭CDAAB♭CDE♭FGAEFGAB♭CDE♭

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

357912AAB♭CDE♭FGAEFGAB♭CDE♭CCDE♭FGAB♭CGGAB♭CDE♭FG

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iCmCm7
iiDmDm7
♭IIIE♭E♭maj7
IVFF7
vGmGm7
vi°AdimAm7♭5
♭VIIB♭B♭maj7

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

iCmiiDm♭IIIE♭IVFvGmvi°Adim♭VIIB♭
Other scales on C

Core scales & modes

C MajorC Natural MinorC Harmonic MinorC Melodic MinorC PhrygianC LydianC MixolydianC Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

C Major PentatonicC Minor PentatonicC BluesC Major Blues

Jazz & altered

C Harmonic MajorC Phrygian DominantC Lydian DominantC AlteredC Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

C Whole ToneC Diminished (Whole–Half)C Diminished (Half–Whole)C Augmented Scale

World & exotic

C Hungarian MinorC Double Harmonic MajorC 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.