Guitar scale · Dorian #4
Ab Ukrainian Dorian Scale
Mode 4 of Harmonic Minor: Dorian with a raised 4th. Also called Dorian ♯4 or Romanian minor.
Tap any note to hear it.
Ab Ukrainian Dorian Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-----------------------------4-6-7-| B|-------------------------6-7-------| G|-------------------4-7-8-----------| D|-------------4-6-8-----------------| A|-------5-6-8-----------------------| E|-4-6-7-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------6-7-10-| B|---------------------------7-9--------| G|--------------------7-8-10------------| D|--------------6-8-9-------------------| A|--------6-8-9-------------------------| E|-6-7-10-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------10-11-| B|-----------------------------9-11-12-------| G|---------------------8-10-11---------------| D|--------------8-9-12-----------------------| A|-------8-9-11------------------------------| E|-10-11-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------12-15----------| G|----------------------------11-13-15----------------| D|-------------------12-13-15-------------------------| A|----------11-13-14----------------------------------| E|-11-13-14-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------15-16----------| G|----------------------------13-15-16----------------| D|-------------------13-15-16-------------------------| A|----------13-14-17----------------------------------| E|-13-14-16-------------------------------------------|
How to play Ab Ukrainian Dorian on guitar
Find the root first: Ab is at fret 4 on the low E string and fret 11 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every Ab on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (♭3, 5, ♭7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 4–8. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ab |
| 2 | Bb |
| ♭3 | Cb |
| ♯4 | D |
| 5 | Eb |
| 6 | F |
| ♭7 | Gb |
Chords in Ab Ukrainian Dorian
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in Ab Ukrainian Dorian; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Abm | Abm7 | Tonic |
| II | Bb | Bb7 | Supertonic |
| ♭III | Cb | Cbmaj7 | Mediant |
| ♯iv° | Ddim | Ddim7 | Subdominant |
| v | Ebm | Ebm(maj7) | Dominant |
| vi° | Fdim | Fm7b5 | Submediant |
| ♭VII+ | Gbaug | Gbmaj7#5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the Ab Ukrainian Dorian Scale?
- The Ab Ukrainian Dorian Scale has 7 notes: Ab, Bb, Cb, D, Eb, F, Gb.
- What chords are in the Ab Ukrainian Dorian Scale?
- The chords of Ab Ukrainian Dorian are Abm (i), Bb (II), Cb (♭III), Ddim (♯iv°), Ebm (v), Fdim (vi°), Gbaug (♭VII+).
- What is the formula of the ukrainian dorian scale?
- 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W H W+H H W H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play Ab Ukrainian Dorian on the guitar?
- The root Ab is at fret 4 on the low E string and fret 11 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 4–8, and four more positions connect it up the neck.