E flat Dorian mode on ukulele

The Dorian mode is a minor scale with a major sixth. Brighter than the natural minor, it is widely used in jazz, funk and rock.

On the whole neck

GCEAA♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭CFG♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭0123456789101112

Position from fret 2

GCEAB♭CD♭E♭FG♭G♭A♭B♭CD♭E♭23456

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th (left on the full neck) to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1E♭ (E flat)root
2Fmajor second
3G♭ (G flat)minor third
4A♭ (A flat)perfect fourth
5B♭ (B flat)perfect fifth
6Cmajor sixth
7D♭ (D flat)minor seventh

Steps between notes: W – H – W – W – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)

This mode uses the same notes as the D flat major scale, starting from another degree.

Chords of the scale

Triads built on each degree:

  1. E♭mi
  2. Fmii
  3. G♭III
  4. A♭IV
  5. B♭mv
  6. Cdimvi°
  7. D♭VII

Other E♭ scales

The same scale in other keys