Guitar scale · Dorian #4
Bb 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.
Bb 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|--------------------------------6-8-9-| B|----------------------------8-9-------| G|---------------------6-9-10-----------| D|--------------6-8-10------------------| A|-------7-8-10-------------------------| E|-6-8-9--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------8-9-12-| B|--------------------------------9-11--------| G|------------------------9-10-12-------------| D|----------------8-10-11---------------------| A|--------8-10-11-----------------------------| E|-8-9-12-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------12-13-| B|----------------------------------11-13-14-------| G|-------------------------10-12-13----------------| D|----------------10-11-14-------------------------| A|-------10-11-13----------------------------------| E|-12-13-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-15-16-| B|-------------------------------------14-17----------| G|----------------------------13-15-17----------------| D|-------------------14-15-17-------------------------| A|----------13-15-16----------------------------------| E|-13-15-16-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-16-18-| B|-------------------------------------17-18----------| G|----------------------------15-17-18----------------| D|-------------------15-17-18-------------------------| A|----------15-16-19----------------------------------| E|-15-16-18-------------------------------------------|
How to play Bb Ukrainian Dorian on guitar
Find the root first: Bb is at fret 6 on the low E string and fret 1 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every Bb 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 6–10. 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 | Bb |
| 2 | C |
| ♭3 | Db |
| ♯4 | E |
| 5 | F |
| 6 | G |
| ♭7 | Ab |
Chords in Bb Ukrainian Dorian
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in Bb Ukrainian Dorian; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Bbm | Bbm7 | Tonic |
| II | C | C7 | Supertonic |
| ♭III | Db | Dbmaj7 | Mediant |
| ♯iv° | Edim | Edim7 | Subdominant |
| v | Fm | Fm(maj7) | Dominant |
| vi° | Gdim | Gm7b5 | Submediant |
| ♭VII+ | Abaug | Abmaj7#5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the Bb Ukrainian Dorian Scale?
- The Bb Ukrainian Dorian Scale has 7 notes: Bb, C, Db, E, F, G, Ab.
- What chords are in the Bb Ukrainian Dorian Scale?
- The chords of Bb Ukrainian Dorian are Bbm (i), C (II), Db (♭III), Edim (♯iv°), Fm (v), Gdim (vi°), Abaug (♭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 Bb Ukrainian Dorian on the guitar?
- The root Bb is at fret 6 on the low E string and fret 1 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 6–10, and four more positions connect it up the neck.