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F# Dorian Mode

Learn the F# Dorian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E
Steps
W-H-W-W-W-H-W
Sharps and flats
F#, G#, C#, D#
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 1-5); D shape (frets 4-8); C shape (frets 6-10); A shape (frets 8-12); G shape (frets 11-15)
1F#2G#b3A4B5C#6D#b7E

Full fretboard map

Every F# Dorian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EBC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#AD#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#C#D#EF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABF#G#ABC#D#EF#G#ABC#D#E123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F# Dorian positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

E shape · frets 1-5

F# Dorian, E shape: the box around the E-shape F# chord, taken from the D box of E Major (Ionian).

F# Dorian E shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the E shape.EADGBe123456214b7b351251462b3b7b3
E shape tab (1-5)
e |----2-----4--5|
B |----2-----4--5|
G |-1--2-----4---|
D |-1--2-----4---|
A |----2-----4---|
E |----2-----4--5|

D shape · frets 4-8

F# Dorian, D shape: the box around the D-shape F# chord, taken from the C box of E Major (Ionian).

F# Dorian D shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the D shape.EADGBe45678251462b3b7b36254b7b314
D shape tab (4-8)
e |-4--5-----7---|
B |-4--5-----7---|
G |-4-----6------|
D |-4-----6--7---|
A |-4-----6--7---|
E |-4--5-----7---|

C shape · frets 6-10

F# Dorian, C shape: the box around the C-shape F# chord, taken from the A box of E Major (Ionian).

F# Dorian C shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the C shape.EADGBe6789106254b7b3146514b725b3
C shape tab (6-10)
e |----7-----9---|
B |----7-----9-10|
G |-6-----8--9---|
D |-6--7-----9---|
A |-6--7-----9---|
E |----7-----9---|

A shape · frets 8-12

F# Dorian, A shape: the box around the A-shape F# chord, taken from the G box of E Major (Ionian).

F# Dorian A shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the A shape.EADGBe891011126514b725b362516b7b34b7
A shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11-12|
B |----9-10----12|
G |-8--9----11---|
D |----9----11---|
A |----9----11-12|
E |----9----11-12|

G shape · frets 11-15

F# Dorian, G shape: the box around the G-shape F# chord, taken from the E box of E Major (Ionian).

F# Dorian G shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the G shape.EADGBe111213141562516b7b34b76214b7b351
G shape tab (11-15)
e |11-12----14---|
B |---12----14---|
G |11----13-14---|
D |11----13-14---|
A |11-12----14---|
E |11-12----14---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF#
2M2G#
b3m3A
4P4B
5P5C#
6M6D#
b7m7E

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iF#m7Minor 7th
iiG#m7Minor 7th
bIIIAmaj7Major 7th
IVB7Dominant 7th
vC#m7Minor 7th
viøD#m7b5Half-Diminished
bVIIEmaj7Major 7th
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