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Fig. 1 · Bb Dorian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

B♭ Dorian

B♭1C2D♭♭3E♭4F5G6A♭♭7

Minor with a natural sixth. The second mode of the major scale.

The same sounds spelled from the other side are A♯ Dorian.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · Bb Dorian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

B♭WCHD♭WE♭WFWGHA♭WB♭

What is true of it

B♭ Dorian is B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G and A♭, and back to B♭.

Its steps are W – H – W – W – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, B♭ natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 30 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhD♭majorD♭maj7major seventhE♭majorE♭7dominant seventhFmminorFm7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on B♭

B♭ PhrygianmodeB♭ LydianmodeB♭ MixolydianmodeB♭ majormajorB♭ natural minorminorB♭ harmonic minorminor

C dorC♯ dorD♭ dorD dorD♯ dorE♭ dorE dorF dorall 374