D Dorian Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Open D Tuning)

The D Dorian scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: D E F G A B C

Tuning: Open D Guitar (D A D Gb A D)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--1---3-----|
B|--0---2---3-|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--0---2-----|
A|--0---1---3-|
E|--0---1---3-|

CAGED - A Shape

d |--7---9--10-|
A |--5---7---8-|
Gb|--5---7-----|
D |--5---6---8-|
A |--7---8--10-|
D |--7---9--10-|

CAGED - G Shape

d |--9--10--12-|
A |--7---8--10-|
Gb|--7---9--10-|
D |--8--10--11-|
A |-10--12-----|
D |--9--10--12-|

CAGED - E Shape

d |-12--14--15-|
A |-10--12-----|
Gb|--9--10--12-|
D |-10--11--13-|
A |-12--14--15-|
D |-12--14--15-|

CAGED - D Shape

d |--2---3---5-|
A |--0---2---3-|
Gb|--0---2---3-|
D |--1---3-----|
A |--2---3---5-|
D |--2---3---5-|

3NPS - First Position

d |-12--14--15-|
A |-10--12--14-|
Gb|-10--12--14-|
D |-11--13--15-|
A |-14--15--17-|
D |-14--15--17-|

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 3 5 3`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 3 5 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 8 5 x`
I	Dm	D F A	`x 8 7 8 8 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 5`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 7 9 10 7 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x 10 9 10 10 x`
III	F	F A C	`3 3 3 3 3 3`
III	F	F A C	`x 8 7 6 8 x`
III	F	F A C	`3 3 3 6 x x`
III	F	F A C	`x 8 10 11 8 x`
IV	G	G B D	`5 5 5 5 5 5`
IV	G	G B D	`x 10 9 8 10 x`
IV	G	G B D	`5 5 5 8 x x`
IV	G	G B D	`x 10 12 13 10 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 3 0 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x 12 10 10 12 10`
V	Am	A C E	`x 12 10 10 12 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x 3 2 3 3 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 x x x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x x x 2 3`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 0 5 2 3`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 0 5 5 3`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 1 3 x`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 5 6 3 x`
VII	C	C E G	`10 10 10 10 10 10`
VII	C	C E G	`10 10 10 13 x x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bdim – C

d |------------------------7---10--9-------------------------------|------------------------9---12--10------------------------------|
A |5-------------------8---------------10--7-----------------------|7-------------------10--------------12--8-----------------------|
Gb|3-----------6---8---------------------------6---5---------------|5-----------8---10--------------------------8---6---------------|
D |3---3---7-------------------------------------------5-----------|5---5---9-------------------------------------------7-----------|
A |5-------------------------------------------------------7---5---|7-------------------------------------------------------8---7---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------------------9---------------------------|------------------------------------10--------------------------|
A |----------------------------8---10------10--7-------------------|----------------------------10--12------12--8-------------------|
Gb|1-------------------5---8-----------------------8---5-----------|3-------------------6---10----------------------10--6-----------|
D |0-----------3---5---------------------------------------5-------|2-----------5---7---------------------------------------7-------|
A |2-------5---------------------------------------------------7---|3-------7---------------------------------------------------8---|
D |5---9-----------------------------------------------------------|7---10----------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------5---7---3---------------------------|----------------------------7---9---5---------------------------|
A |--------------------3---7---------------7---3-------------------|--------------------5---8---------------8---5-------------------|
Gb|3-----------1---3-------------------------------3---------------|5-----------3---5-------------------------------5---------------|
D |2-------2-------------------------------------------3---2-------|0-------3-------------------------------------------5---3-------|
A |0---3-------------------------------------------------------3---|2---5-------------------------------------------------------5---|
D |10--------------------------------------------------------------|15--------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---------------------------------------|
A |3---------------3---7-------7---3-------------------3-----------|
Gb|1-------1---5-----------------------3---1-----------1-------1---|
D |2---2---------------------------------------2-------2---2-------|
A |3-----------------------------------------------3---3-----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bdim – C

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------5-------6---5---------------------------|------------------------6-------8---6---------------------------|
D |--------3-------7---------------------------7-----------3-------|--------5-------9---------------------------9-----------5-------|
A |5---------------------------------------------------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------3-------------------------------|--------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A |----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|----------------7-------8-----------8-------7-------------------|
D |5-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|7-------10----------------------------------------------10------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
D |----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|----------------3-------5-----------5-------3-------------------|
A |0-------3-----------------------------------------------3-------|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------1-------3-------5---3-------1-------------------|
D |--------2-----------------------------------------------2-------|
A |3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 8 7 6 8 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 10 9 8 10 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 3 3 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 3 2 3 x x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 3 3 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 3 3 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x x x 1 2 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`5 2 0 5 2 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`5 2 0 5 5 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`5 2 3 5 2 0`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 1 3 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 5 3 3 5 3`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 5 3 3 5 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 8 7 8 8 x`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 8 7 8 x x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 5`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 7 5 5 7 x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 10 9 10 10 x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 10 9 10 x x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Am7 – Bm7b5 – Cmaj7

d |------------------------10--------------------------------------|------------------------12--15--14------------------------------|
A |8---------------8---12------12--8-------------------8-----------|10------------------14--------------15--12----------------------|
Gb|6-------6---10----------------------8---6-----------6-------6---|8-----------11--13--------------------------11--10--------------|
D |7---7---------------------------------------7-------7---7-------|9---9---12------------------------------------------10----------|
A |8-----------------------------------------------8---8-----------|10------------------------------------------------------12--10--|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---9---7-------------------------------|0-----------3---5-------------------0-----------3---5-----------|
A |3-------------------7---------------8---5-----------------------|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|
Gb|1-----------5---6---------------------------5---3---------------|1---5-----------------------5---1---1---5-----------------------|
D |2---2---5-------------------------------------------3-----------|17----------------------------------17--------------------------|
A |3-------------------------------------------------------5---3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---------------------------------------|------------------------7---10--9-------------------------------|
A |3---------------3---7-------7---3-------------------3-----------|5-------------------8---------------10--7-----------------------|
Gb|1-------1---5-----------------------3---1-----------1-------1---|3-----------6---8---------------------------6---5---------------|
D |2---2---------------------------------------2-------2---2-------|3---3---7-------------------------------------------5-----------|
A |3-----------------------------------------------3---3-----------|5-------------------------------------------------------7---5---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------9---12--10------------------------------|
A |7-------------------10--------------12--8-----------------------|
Gb|5-----------8---10--------------------------8---6---------------|
D |5---5---9-------------------------------------------7-----------|
A |7-------------------------------------------------------8---7---|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Am7 – Bm7b5 – Cmaj7

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------6-------8-------10--8-------6-------------------|------------------------10------11--10--------------------------|
D |--------7-----------------------------------------------7-------|--------9-------12--------------------------12----------9-------|
A |8---------------------------------------------------------------|10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|
Gb|------------------------3-------5---3---------------------------|1-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
D |--------2-------5---------------------------5-----------2-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |3---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------1-------3-------5---3-------1-------------------|------------------------5-------6---5---------------------------|
D |--------2-----------------------------------------------2-------|--------3-------7---------------------------7-----------3-------|
A |3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------6-------8---6---------------------------|
D |--------5-------9---------------------------9-----------5-------|
A |7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 0 0 3 3 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 0 2 3 3 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 0 2 3 3 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`0 0 2 3 3 3`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`2 2 0 1 2 3`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`2 2 3 1 2 0`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`2 2 0 5 2 3`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`2 2 0 5 5 3`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`5 0 0 3 0 3`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`5 0 0 3 2 3`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`5 0 0 3 5 3`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`5 0 0 5 0 3`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 2 0 3 3 0`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 2 0 3 3 3`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 2 3 3 3 0`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 2 0 3 3 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 1 2 0`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 1 2 2`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 1 2 0`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 1 2 x`

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm9 – Em7b9 – G9 – Bm7b5b9 – Cmaj9

d |------------------------------------5---------------------------|------------------------------------5---------------------------|
A |----------------------------5---7-------7---3-------------------|----------------------------5---7-------7---3-------------------|
Gb|--------------------1---5-----------------------5---1-----------|--------------------1---5-----------------------5---1-----------|
D |2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|2-----------0---2---------------------------------------2-------|
A |2-------2---------------------------------------------------3---|2-------2---------------------------------------------------3---|
D |2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|2---5-----------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------------------9---------------------------|------------------------3---7---5-------------------------------|
A |----------------------------8---10------10--7-------------------|--------------------5---------------7---3-----------------------|
Gb|1-------------------5---8-----------------------8---5-----------|5-----------3---5---------------------------3---1---------------|
D |0-----------3---5---------------------------------------5-------|0---0---3-------------------------------------------2-----------|
A |2-------5---------------------------------------------------7---|2-------------------------------------------------------3---2---|
D |5---9-----------------------------------------------------------|15--------------------------------------------------------------|

d |------------------------5---------------------------------------|
A |3---------------3---7-------7---3-------------------3-----------|
Gb|1-------1---5-----------------------3---1-----------1-------1---|
D |2---2---------------------------------------2-------2---2-------|
A |3-----------------------------------------------3---3-----------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

Walks

Chords: Dm9 – Em7b9 – G9 – Bm7b5b9 – Cmaj9

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------0-------------------------------|--------------------------------0-------------------------------|
A |----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|----------------2-------3-----------3-------2-------------------|
D |2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|2-------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------1-------3---1---------------------------|
D |--------------------------------3-------------------------------|--------0-------3---------------------------3-----------0-------|
A |----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |5-------9-----------------------------------------------9-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d |----------------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------1-------3-------5---3-------1-------------------|
D |--------2-----------------------------------------------2-------|
A |3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------------|

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