Chord & FretDorian on electric guitar (D)
Dorian in D: D – E – F – G – A – B – C. On electric guitar, the slimmer neck invites legato — the same fingering runs with less effort, and the high positions stay comfortable. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4 — it is the CAGED D form; the lowest tonic sits on the 4th string, open, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.
Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.
Read the dots by degree: 1 is the tonic (highlighted); the rest follow the scale's formula.
This is one shape of Dorian on electric guitar — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you press play and watch each note light up on the diagram the instant it sounds; flip between position boxes and three-notes-per-string, with CAGED forms named; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →