Dorian Vamp Progression in C Dorian for Guitar

The C Dorian scale on guitar: the Dorian Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D Eb F G A Bb

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--8--10--11-|
B|--8--10-----|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8--10--11-|
E|--8--10--11-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 7 5 4 5`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`5 6 7 5 x x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 3 3 6`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: Cm – F

e|3---------------------------6---8---3---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
G|5-----------3---5-------------------5-----------3---5-----------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|3-----------1---3-------------------3-----------1---3-----------|
A|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 6`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 6`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 1 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 2 4 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 5 4 5`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 4 1`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 5 3 6 x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 8 8 8`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`6 5 3 3 3 5`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: Cm7 – F7

e|3---------------------------6---8---3---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|
B|4-------------------4---8-----------4-------------------4---8---|1---------------------------4---6---1---------------------------|
G|3-----------3---5-------------------3-----------3---5-----------|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|5-------5---------------------------5-------5-------------------|1-----------1---3-------------------1-----------1---3-----------|
A|3---6-------------------------------3---6-----------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 5 8 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 8 8 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 10 8 8 8 10`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 12 14 13 11`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 1 3 3 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 5 7 6 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`11 10 12 10 x x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 5`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 8`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 3 3 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 5 3 3 3 5`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 5 7 5 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 8 7 5 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: Cm9 – F9

e|----------------------------6---8-------------------------------|5-----------------------8---5-----------------------8---5-------|
B|8-----------------------8-----------8-----------------------8---|8---------------6---10------8---------------6---10------8-------|
G|5---------------5---8---------------5---------------5---8-------|8-------5---8---------------8-------5---8---------------8-------|
D|8-------5---8-----------------------8-------5---8---------------|7---7-----------------------7---7-----------------------7---7---|
A|5---6-------------------------------5---6-----------------------|8---------------------------8---------------------------8-------|
E|8-----------------------------------8---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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