E Dorian Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes: E F# G A B C# D

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Basic Chords

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

A|--4---6---7---9--11--12--14-|
E|--4---6---7---9-------------|
C|--7---9--10--12-------------|
G|--9--10--12--14-------------|

4NPS - Second Position

A|--6---7---9--11--12--14-|
E|--6---7---9--11---------|
C|--9--10--12--14---------|
G|-10--12--14-------------|

4NPS - Third Position

A|--7---9--11--12--14-|
E|--7---9--11--13-----|
C|-10--12--14--15-----|
G|-12--14-------------|

Chords

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

Arpeggios

Chords: Em – F#m – G – A – Bm – C#dim – D

A|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|4-------4---7---5---------------4-------4---7---5---------------|
E|0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---|5---5---------------7---3-------5---5---------------7---3-------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------6---6---------------------------6---|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|11------------------------------11------------------------------|

A|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
E|0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---|0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|5-----------4---5-------------------5-----------4---5-----------|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
E|2-------5-----------7---5-----------2-------5-----------7---5---|0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---|
C|2---6-----------------------6---2---2---6-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

A|2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2-------2-----------2---|
E|0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---3-------3---0---0---|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------------------0-------------------0---|

Walks

Chords: Em – F#m – G – A – Bm – C#dim – D

A|----------------2-------4-----------------------2-------4-------|----------------4-------5-------7---5-------4-------------------|
E|0-------3-----------------------0-------3-----------------------|--------5-----------------------------------------------5-------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------2-------4-----------------------2-------4-------|----------------2-------4-----------------------2-------4-------|
E|0-------3-----------------------0-------3-----------------------|0-------3-----------------------0-------3-----------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------4-------------------------------|----------------2-------4-----------------------2-------4-------|
E|----------------5-------7-----------7-------5-------------------|0-------3-----------------------0-------3-----------------------|
C|2-------6-----------------------------------------------6-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------2-------4-----------------------2-------4-------|
E|0-------3-----------------------0-------3-----------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
I	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
I	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
I	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 4`
III	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
III	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
III	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
IV	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
IV	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
IV	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 3 0`
IV	A7	A C# E G	`2 1 3 0`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
VI	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 3 2`
VI	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
I	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 5`
I	Em9	E G B D F#	`4 4 2 5`
I	Em9	E G B D F#	`4 6 0 5`
II	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
II	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 4 2 0`
II	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 4 2 4`
II	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`2 4 3 4`
III	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
III	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
III	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`4 2 2 0`
III	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`4 6 3 0`
IV	A9	A C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
IV	A9	A C# E G B	`2 1 3 2`
IV	A9	A C# E G B	`4 1 3 0`
IV	A9	A C# E G B	`4 4 3 0`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 1 2 0`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 2 2 4`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 5`
VI	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
VI	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`4 2 0 4`
VI	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`4 2 3 4`
VI	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`4 1 0 5`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 2 0 4`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 4 2 4`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 1 0 5`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`6 2 0 0`

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