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About the A Dorian #4 scale
A Dorian #4 is used for klezmer and eastern European folk music. It's a dorian minor with a raised fourth. It's also known as Ukrainian dorian.
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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 #4
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i A minor
II B
III C
iv° D sharp diminished
v E minor
vi° F sharp diminished
VII+ G augmented
Seventh chords in A Dorian #4
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
i A minor seven
II B seven
III C major seven
iv° D sharp diminished seven
v E minor major seven
vi° F sharp minor seven flat five
VII+ G major seven sharp five
Progressions in A Dorian #4
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i ♭v°
v i
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | A | Root |
| 2 | B | Major 2nd |
| 3 | C | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D sharp | Augmented 4th |
| 5 | E | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | F sharp | Major 6th |
| 7 | G | Minor 7th |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian #4 in other keys
C Dorian #4 D flat Dorian #4 D Dorian #4 E flat Dorian #4 E Dorian #4 F Dorian #4 G flat Dorian #4 G Dorian #4 A flat Dorian #4 B flat Dorian #4 B Dorian #4
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
