Guitar Scale Logic
F# Dorian Guitar Scale in Half Step Down
Dorian scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Half Step Down.
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D#|------------------------------------0--1--3--| A#|------------------------------1--3-----------| F#|---------------------0--2--3-----------------| C#|------------0--2--3--------------------------| G#|---0--1--3-----------------------------------| D#|3--------------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 15 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The F# Dorian scale contains F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, E. Its interval formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7. In Half Step Down tuning, the open strings are D# A# F# C# G# D# from highest to lowest. Root markers identify F#. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
F# Dorian: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, E. Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7.
Half Step Down: D# G# C# F# A# D#. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- F♯
- G♯
- A
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- F♯mminor
- F♯m7minor 7
- F♯sus2sus2
- F♯sus4sus4
- F♯5power
- G♯mminor
- G♯m7minor 7
- G♯sus4sus4
- G♯5power
- Amajor