Guitar scale · Phrygian natural 6
F Dorian b2 Scale
Mode 2 of Melodic Minor: Dorian with a lowered 2nd. A minor scale with a Phrygian edge and a major 6th.
Tap any note to hear it.
F Dorian b2 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|-----------------------------1-2-4-| B|-------------------------3-4-------| G|-------------------1-3-5-----------| D|-------------1-3-4-----------------| A|-------1-3-5-----------------------| E|-1-2-4-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------4-6-| B|-----------------------4-6-7-----| G|-----------------3-5-7-----------| D|-----------3-4-6-----------------| A|-----3-5-6-----------------------| E|-4-6-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------6-8-| B|-----------------------6-7-9-----| G|-----------------5-7-8-----------| D|-------------6-8-----------------| A|-----5-6-8-9---------------------| E|-6-8-----------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------8-10-11-| B|--------------------------------9-11---------| G|------------------------8-10-11--------------| D|----------------8-10-12----------------------| A|---------8-9-11------------------------------| E|-8-10-11-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------10-11-13-14-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-------------| G|----------------------------10-11-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|-------------11-13-------------------------------------| E|-10-11-13-14-------------------------------------------|
How to play F Dorian b2 on guitar
Find the root first: F is at fret 1 on the low E string and fret 8 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every F 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 1–5. 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 | F |
| ♭2 | Gb |
| ♭3 | Ab |
| 4 | Bb |
| 5 | C |
| 6 | D |
| ♭7 | Eb |
Chords in F Dorian b2
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in F Dorian b2; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Fm7 | Tonic |
| ♭II+ | Gbaug | Gbmaj7#5 | Supertonic |
| ♭III | Ab | Ab7 | Mediant |
| IV | Bb | Bb7 | Subdominant |
| v° | Cdim | Cm7b5 | Dominant |
| vi° | Ddim | Dm7b5 | Submediant |
| ♭vii | Ebm | Ebm(maj7) | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the F Dorian b2 Scale?
- The F Dorian b2 Scale has 7 notes: F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb.
- What chords are in the F Dorian b2 Scale?
- The chords of F Dorian b2 are Fm (i), Gbaug (♭II+), Ab (♭III), Bb (IV), Cdim (v°), Ddim (vi°), Ebm (♭vii).
- What is the formula of the dorian b2 scale?
- 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern H W W W W H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play F Dorian b2 on the guitar?
- The root F is at fret 1 on the low E string and fret 8 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 1–5, and four more positions connect it up the neck.