B♭ dorian mode on guitar
B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ (1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7)
Minor with a natural 6th: the major-IV minor sound (Oye Como Va, Get Lucky). Same notes as the major scale a whole step down.
The whole neck
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
E
A
D
G
B
e
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
A♭
root scale noteLow E string at the bottom.
Open it on the interactive fretboard
The 5 CAGED positions
Positions: the five CAGED shapes, each built around a pentatonic box with the other two notes slotted in. One finger per fret, with the odd stretch. Each one shares its edge notes with the next. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.
Position 1 (frets 6–10)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
E
A
D
G
B
e
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
2
6
2
6
2
Position 2 (frets 8–12)
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
E
A
D
G
B
e
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
6
2
6
2
2
Position 3 (frets 10–15)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
E
A
D
G
B
e
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
6
2
6
2
6
Position 4 (frets 1–5)
1 2 3 4 5 6
E
A
D
G
B
e
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
6
2
6
2
6
Position 5 (frets 3–6)
2 3 4 5 6 7
E
A
D
G
B
e
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
♭3
4
5
♭7
1
2
6
2
6
6
Three-notes-per-string shapes (7 of them) are on the interactive fretboard .