About the G Dorian Pentatonic scale
G Dorian Pentatonic is used for jazz, funk and modal solos. Think of it as a five-note dorian color, minor with a hopeful sixth. It is G Major Pentatonic with the third lowered.
Its notes are G, A, B♭, D, and E. The formula is W H 4 semitones W 1½.
Also called Kumoi and Shivaranjani.
Four open-string notes belong to G Dorian Pentatonic, namely E, A, D, and G. Down at the 3rd fret of the low E string lies the lowest G a guitar can play. The first three frets carry a complete octave of this scale, a genuine open-position shape.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | GG | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Major 2nd |
| 3 | BbB♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | EE | Major 6th |
| Steps | W H 4 semitones W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-4-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Dorian Pentatonic in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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