SCALE REFERENCE

E Dorian

E – F♯ – G – A – B – C♯ – D1 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
E1F♯2Gb3A4B5C♯6Db7
NotesE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D
StepsW – H – W – W – W – H – W (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
EGABDF♯C♯
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEF♯GABC♯DEBBC♯DEF♯GABGGABC♯DEF♯GDDEF♯GABC♯DAABC♯DEF♯GAEEF♯GABC♯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♯GAEEF♯GABC♯DECC♯DEF♯GABGGABC♯DEF♯G

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
iEmEm7
iiF♯mF♯m7
♭IIIGGmaj7
IVAA7
vBmBm7
vi°C♯dimC♯m7♭5
♭VIIDDmaj7

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

iEmiiF♯m♭IIIGIVAvBmvi°C♯dim♭VIID
Other scales on E

Core scales & modes

E MajorE Natural MinorE Harmonic MinorE Melodic MinorE PhrygianE LydianE MixolydianE Locrian

Pentatonic & blues

E Major PentatonicE Minor PentatonicE BluesE Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E Harmonic MajorE Phrygian DominantE Lydian DominantE AlteredE Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E Whole ToneE Diminished (Whole–Half)E Diminished (Half–Whole)E Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E Hungarian MinorE Double Harmonic MajorE 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.