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F♯ dorian mode on guitar

F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E (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

1234567891011121314151617 E A D G B e E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A 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♯ A B B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E E F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A
rootscale 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 2–6)

1234567 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 4–8)

3456789 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 6–11)

56789101112 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 9–13)

891011121314 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 11–14)

101112131415 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.

Related

Other scales from F♯

Dorian mode in other keys