G Dorian Scale — Bass
G Dorian on bass: notes G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor scale with a raised 6th — brighter and jazzier than natural minor, the sound of modal jazz, funk, and Celtic music.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 E (6), fret 1 F (flat 7), fret 3 G (root), fret 5 A (2), fret 6 Bb (flat 3), fret 8 C (4), fret 10 D (5), fret 12 E (6), fret 13 F (flat 7), fret 15 G (root), fret 17 A (2), fret 18 Bb (flat 3), fret 20 C (4), fret 22 D (5), fret 24 E (6).
- A string: fret 0 A (2), fret 1 Bb (flat 3), fret 3 C (4), fret 5 D (5), fret 7 E (6), fret 8 F (flat 7), fret 10 G (root), fret 12 A (2), fret 13 Bb (flat 3), fret 15 C (4), fret 17 D (5), fret 19 E (6), fret 20 F (flat 7), fret 22 G (root), fret 24 A (2).
- D string: fret 0 D (5), fret 2 E (6), fret 3 F (flat 7), fret 5 G (root), fret 7 A (2), fret 8 Bb (flat 3), fret 10 C (4), fret 12 D (5), fret 14 E (6), fret 15 F (flat 7), fret 17 G (root), fret 19 A (2), fret 20 Bb (flat 3), fret 22 C (4), fret 24 D (5).
- G string: fret 0 G (root), fret 2 A (2), fret 3 Bb (flat 3), fret 5 C (4), fret 7 D (5), fret 9 E (6), fret 10 F (flat 7), fret 12 G (root), fret 14 A (2), fret 15 Bb (flat 3), fret 17 C (4), fret 19 D (5), fret 21 E (6), fret 22 F (flat 7), fret 24 G (root).
Notes in the G dorian scale
The G dorian scale contains 7 notes: G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | G |
| 2 | A |
| b3 | Bb |
| 4 | C |
| 5 | D |
| 6 | E |
| b7 | F |
G dorian on bass
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.