Tuning-specific scale diagram

Ab Dorian Scale in D Standard Tuning

Ab Dorian Scale in D Standard Tuning shows the same ab dorian scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned D G C F A D. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes
AbBbBDbEbFGb
Formula
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
Semitones
0 2 3 5 7 9 10
Parent scale
Gb major
Tuning
D G C F A D
Strings
6
Open pitch range
D2 to D4
24-fret range
D2 to D6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main Ab Dorian Scale page, but they are mapped across 6 strings in d standard tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the Ab root notes against the D low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Dorian Scale in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram Ab Dorian Scale in D Standard Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings