C Dorian

C Dorian mode for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The C Dorian displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones.

C Dorian one octave

C Dorian scale diagram for bass guitar

C Dorian full fretboard

C Dorian scale whole neck diagram

C Dorian with note names

C Dorian scale with note letters diagram
Notes: C - D - Eb - F - G - A - Bb Intervals: 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2 Type: Septonic

The scale displayed with its numeric formula, notes, intervals and scale degrees.

Formula Notes Intervals Degrees
1 C Unison Tonic
2 D Major second Supertonic
b3 Eb Minor third Mediant
4 F Perfect fourth Subdominant
5 G Perfect fifth Dominant
6 A Sixth Submediant
b7 Bb Minor seventh Subtonic

The C Dorian consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step from the first note to first note in the next octave.
The C Dorian is the second mode of the Bb Major Scale, they contain the same notes, but starts on different notes.
Dorian has a Minor scale quality and its formula deviates with only one note, the 6th, compared to the Natural Minor.

C Dorian scale tablature for four-string bass.

C Dorian scale bass tab

The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.