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Fig. 1 · C# Dorian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

C♯ Dorian

C♯1D♯2E♭3F♯4G♯5A♯6B♭7

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

The same sounds spelled from the other side are D♭ Dorian.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · C# 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

C♯WD♯HEWF♯WG♯WA♯HBWC♯

What is true of it

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

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

On the same tonic, C♯ natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 29 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhD♯mminorD♯m7minor seventhEmajorEmaj7major seventhF♯majorF♯7dominant seventh

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

Other scales on C♯

C♯ PhrygianmodeC♯ LydianmodeC♯ MixolydianmodeC♯ majormajorC♯ natural minorminorC♯ harmonic minorminor

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