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Fig. 1 · F# Dorian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

F♯ Dorian

F♯1G♯2A♭3B4C♯5D♯6E♭7

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

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

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · F# 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

F♯WG♯HAWBWC♯WD♯HEWF♯

What is true of it

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

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

On the same tonic, F♯ 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

C♯mminorC♯m7minor seventhD♯dimdiminishedD♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhEmajorEmaj7major seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh

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

Other scales on F♯

F♯ PhrygianmodeF♯ LydianmodeF♯ MixolydianmodeF♯ majormajorF♯ natural minorminorF♯ harmonic minorminor

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