Dorian Vamp Progression in C#/Db Dorian for Guitar

The C#/Db Dorian scale on guitar (C sharp / D flat dorian): the Dorian Vamp progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C# D# E F# G# A# B

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--9--11--12-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--8---9--11-|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--11--12-|
E|--9--11--12-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
III	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
III	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: C#m – F#

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`7 6 4 4 4 6`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: C#m7 – F#7

e|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
G|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|3-------------------3---6-----------3-------------------3---6---|
D|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|
A|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`

Dorian Vamp (i–IV)

Chords: C#m9 – F#9

e|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|6-----------------------9---6-----------------------9---6-------|
B|9-----------------------9-----------9-----------------------9---|9---------------7---11------9---------------7---11------9-------|
G|6---------------6---9---------------6---------------6---9-------|9-------6---9---------------9-------6---9---------------9-------|
D|9-------6---9-----------------------9-------6---9---------------|8---8-----------------------8---8-----------------------8---8---|
A|6---7-------------------------------6---7-----------------------|9---------------------------9---------------------------9-------|
E|9-----------------------------------9---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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