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B Dorian b2 scale

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About the B Dorian b2 scale

B 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.

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Positions

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.

A shapefr 1
G shapefr 4
E shapefr 6
D shapefr 8
C shapefr 11
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.

Shape 1open
Shape 2fr 2
Shape 3fr 3
Shape 4fr 5
Shape 5fr 7
Shape 6fr 8
Shape 7fr 10
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.

Position 1open
Position 2fr 2
Position 3fr 4
Position 4fr 5
Position 5fr 7
Position 6fr 8
Position 7fr 10

Chords in the key of B Dorian b2

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

i B minor
7fr 9fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

II+ C augmented
3fr 5fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

III D
2fr 5fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

IV E
2fr 4fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

F sharp diminished
4fr 7fr 9fr

(1st inversion)

vi° G sharp diminished
6fr 9fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

vii A minor
2fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in B Dorian b2

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i B minor seven
3fr 7fr 9fr

II+ C major seven sharp five
3fr 5fr 8fr

III D seven
3fr 5fr 10fr

IV E seven
5fr 7fr 9fr

F sharp minor seven flat five
4fr 9fr 10fr

vi° G sharp minor seven flat five
6fr 11fr

vii A minor major seven
5fr 7fr 9fr

Progressions in B Dorian b2

Tap any chord to hear it, or play the whole progression.

i Isus4
i III
i IV
i7 IV7
i ♭vii

Notes and intervals

1 B Root
2 C Minor 2nd
3 D Minor 3rd
4 E Perfect 4th
5 F sharp Perfect 5th
6 G sharp Major 6th
7 A Minor 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Dorian b2 in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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