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F♯ dorian scale

Mode7 notes · F♯ + G♯ + C♯ + D♯

F♯dorian

KeyboardRight hand · 1 = thumb

RootIn scale

Fingering guideOne octave · both hands

Crossing
Fingering for F♯ dorian, going up
HandF♯G♯ABC♯D♯EF♯
Right hand231thumb under2341thumb under2
Left hand32144 over32133 over

1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 little

Right hand: the thumb tucks under onto A, then the thumb tucks under onto E. Left hand: finger 4 crosses over onto B, then finger 3 crosses over onto F♯.

Chords in the key

  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
  • Open
Hand
Tempo
100 BPM

How to read a scale

Steps, degrees, fingers.

  1. The step pattern

    Every scale is a pattern of whole and half steps. F♯ dorian goes W–H–W–W–W–H–W.

  2. The degrees

    Number the notes from the root: 1 F♯, 2 G♯, ♭3 A, 4 B, 5 C♯, 6 D♯, ♭7 E. The degrees stay the same in every key, so a pattern learned in F♯ works in any other.

  3. The fingering

    Right hand: the thumb tucks under onto A, then the thumb tucks under onto E. Left hand: finger 4 crosses over onto B, then finger 3 crosses over onto F♯. Practise the crossings slowly; once they're smooth, raise the tempo.

All 216 scales

Every scale and mode on every root, each with its own page.

C

D♭

D

E♭

E

F

G♭

G

A♭

A

B♭

B

Practise it on a real keyboard.

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