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About the A Dorian b2 scale
A Dorian b2 is used for jazz solos over suspended and minor chords. It's a dark dorian with a flat second, the second mode of melodic minor.
Learn morePositions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
CAGED
Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.
3NPS
3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.
7-position system
7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Chords in the key of A Dorian b2
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i A minor
II+ B flat augmented
III C
IV D
v° E diminished
vi° F sharp diminished
vii G minor
Seventh chords in A Dorian b2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
i A minor seven
II+ B flat major seven sharp five
III C seven
IV D seven
v° E minor seven flat five
vi° F sharp minor seven flat five
vii G minor major seven
Progressions in A Dorian b2
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i III
i IV
i7 IV7
i ♭vii
i ♭III IV
♭III7 i
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | A | Root |
| 2 | B flat | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | C | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | E | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | F sharp | Major 6th |
| 7 | G | Minor 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian b2 in other keys
C Dorian b2 D flat Dorian b2 D Dorian b2 E flat Dorian b2 E Dorian b2 F Dorian b2 G flat Dorian b2 G Dorian b2 A flat Dorian b2 B flat Dorian b2 B Dorian b2
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
