What notes are in the G Dorian b5 Scale?

The G Dorian b5 Scale has 7 notes: G, A, Bb, C, Db, E, F.

What chords are in the G Dorian b5 Scale?

The chords of G Dorian b5 are Gdim (i°), Am (ii), Bbm (♭iii), C (IV), Dbaug (♭V+), Edim (vi°), F (♭VII).

What is the formula of the dorian b5 scale?

1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W H W H W+H H W (W = whole step, H = half step).

Where do I play G Dorian b5 on the guitar?

The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.

Guitar scale · harmonic & melodic

G Dorian b5 Scale

Mode 2 of Harmonic Major: Dorian with a lowered 5th.

Notes GABbCDbEF

Formula 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7

Steps W H W H W+H H W

Mood Dark, Tense, Unusual

Heard in Modal Improvisation, Jazz

Interactive scale diagram

G Dorian b5 Scale · Standard tuning

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E

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G Dorian b5 Scale tab: all 5 positions

Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.

Position 1 · E shape frets 3–7

e|-----------------------------3-5-6-|
B|-------------------------5-6-------|
G|-------------------3-5-6-----------|
D|-------------3-5-7-----------------|
A|-------3-4-7-----------------------|
E|-3-5-6-----------------------------|

Position 2 · D shape frets 5–9

e|-----------------------------5-6-8-9-|
B|-------------------------6-8---------|
G|-------------------5-6-9-------------|
D|-------------5-7-8-------------------|
A|---------7-8-------------------------|
E|-5-6-8-9-----------------------------|

Position 3 · C shape frets 7–11

e|-----------------------------------8-9-|
B|---------------------------8-10-11-----|
G|----------------------9-10-------------|
D|------------7-8-10-11------------------|
A|-----7-8-10----------------------------|
E|-8-9-----------------------------------|

Position 4 · A shape frets 10–14

e|-------------------------------------------12-13-|
B|----------------------------------11-13-14-------|
G|-------------------------10-12-14----------------|
D|----------------10-11-14-------------------------|
A|-------10-12-13----------------------------------|
E|-12-13-------------------------------------------|

Position 5 · G shape frets 12–16

e|-------------------------------------------12-13-15-|
B|-------------------------------------13-14----------|
G|----------------------------12-14-15----------------|
D|----------------------14-15-------------------------|
A|----------12-13-15-16-------------------------------|
E|-12-13-15-------------------------------------------|

How to play G Dorian b5 on guitar

Find the root first: G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every G 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 3–7. 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	G
2	A
♭3	Bb
4	C
♭5	Db
6	E
♭7	F

Chords in G Dorian b5

Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in G Dorian b5; tap one to see its shapes.

Degree	Chord	7th chord	Function
i°	Gdim	Gm7b5	Tonic
ii	Am	Am7	Supertonic
♭iii	Bbm	Bbm(maj7)	Mediant
IV	C	C7	Subdominant
♭V+	Dbaug	Dbmaj7#5	Dominant
vi°	Edim	Edim7	Submediant
♭VII	F	Fmaj7	Leading tone / subtonic

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Questions

What notes are in the G Dorian b5 Scale?: The G Dorian b5 Scale has 7 notes: G, A, Bb, C, Db, E, F.
What chords are in the G Dorian b5 Scale?: The chords of G Dorian b5 are Gdim (i°), Am (ii), Bbm (♭iii), C (IV), Dbaug (♭V+), Edim (vi°), F (♭VII).
What is the formula of the dorian b5 scale?: 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W H W H W+H H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
Where do I play G Dorian b5 on the guitar?: The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.

Dorian b5 Scale in every key

C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B

More scales in G

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