JamEaseF♯ Dorian Mode – Guitar
A minor scale with a raised 6th: the jazzy, funky minor sound of Santana and 'Oye Como Va'. Here it is in F♯: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the F♯ dorian mode
- F♯1
- G♯2
- Ab3
- B4
- C♯5
- D♯6
- Eb7
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – b7. Use it to solo over songs in F♯ minor, and over F♯ blues and rock progressions.
F♯ dorian mode on the whole neck
Know the scale?
Now solo with it.
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 1–6
e|-----------------------------------2-4-5-| B|-----------------------------2-4-5-------| G|---------------------1-2-4-6-------------| D|-------------1-2-4-6---------------------| A|-------2-4-6-----------------------------| E|-2-4-5-----------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 3–8
e|-------------------------------4-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-5-7-------| G|-------------------4-6-8-------------| D|-------------4-6-7-------------------| A|-------4-6-7-------------------------| E|-4-5-7-------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 5–11
e|-------------------------------------------------------------5--7--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------------------5--7--9--10-------------| G|-------------------------------------6--8--9--11-------------------------| D|-------------------------6--7--9--11-------------------------------------| A|-------------6--7--9--11-------------------------------------------------| E|-5--7--9--11-------------------------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 8–13
e|-------------------------------------------------9--11-12-| B|----------------------------------------9--10-12----------| G|----------------------------8--9--11-13-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-13-------------------------------| A|----------9--11-12----------------------------------------| E|-9--11-12-------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 10–15
e|----------------------------------------------11-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|----------------------------11-13-14-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
3 F♯ minor licks to play with it
Box 1 licks from the JamEase lick library, written for F♯ minor (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide, b = bend, ~ = vibrato).
Minor third call
The minor third and the 4th, rocking back to the root.
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-14-16-14----| D|----------16-| A|-------------| E|-------------|
Slide down the B string
Slide down from the b7, then walk home.
e|---------------------| B|-17\-14--------------| G|---------16--14------| D|-----------------16--| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Bend the b7 to the root
Bend the B string until it sounds like the root, then play the real one.
e|-----14~-| B|-17b-----| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
F♯ minor backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Slow blues backing track in F# minor | 78 bpm – Beardly Jam Tracks
Songs in F♯ minor
These songs are in F♯ minor, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Wonderwall – Oasis
- The Night We Met – Lord Huron
- Numb – Linkin Park
- Pompeii – Bastille
- I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
- There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
- Wildflower – Billie Eilish
- Video Games – Lana Del Rey
- Snuff – Slipknot
- Galway Girl – Ed Sheeran
- Dance Monkey – Tones And I
- My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
Other scales in F♯
- F♯ Minor Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Scale
- F♯ Natural Minor Scale
- F♯ Mixolydian Mode
- F♯ Phrygian Mode
- F♯ Lydian Mode
- F♯ Harmonic Minor Scale
- F♯ Melodic Minor Scale
Dorian Mode in other keys
- C Dorian Mode
- C♯ Dorian Mode
- D Dorian Mode
- E♭ Dorian Mode
- E Dorian Mode
- F Dorian Mode
- G Dorian Mode
- G♯ Dorian Mode
- A Dorian Mode
- B♭ Dorian Mode
- B Dorian Mode
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the F# dorian mode?
F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E. The formula is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7.
Where do I start playing the F# dorian mode on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–6. The root note F# is on the low E string at fret 2.