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Dorian on ukulele (D)

Dorian in D: D – E – F – G – A – B – C. On the ukulele, the high reentrant G reshuffles the pattern — the scale climbs and falls in compact regions. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 3rd string, fret 2, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.

Practice it tonic to tonic — hearing degree 1 at both ends anchors the scale's sound.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 4 strings, frets 0–4.1234456b7122b3456b7
Frets 1–4

Read the dots by degree: 1 is the tonic (highlighted); the rest follow the scale's formula.

One box of Dorian on ukulele is the start: the other 4 positions of this neck follow in the app. In Chord & Fret, you hear the scale in the instrument's own voice, synthesized string by string; switch the dot labels between degrees, note names and fingers; and turn on the built-in metronome at the same BPM. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →

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