A# Dorian B2 Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Open E tuning — fretboard diagram
A# Dorian B2 in Open E — Notes and Intervals
The A# Dorian B2 scale is a soulful mode from the melodic minor system that combines the minor brightness of Dorian with the dark tension of a flattened second. On Guitar, the notes are A#, B, C#, D#, F, G, G#. It is used in modern jazz and film scores to create a sound that is both sophisticated and slightly unsettling. Commonly used in Jazz, Film Scores, Fusion, Contemporary. Notable players include Wayne Shorter, Kenny Garrett, Brad Mehldau. Use over m7, m9, sus(b9) chords. Works on the ii chord in a minor ii-V-i when you want extra tension.
Notes: A#, B, C#, D#, F, G, G#
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7
Formula: H-W-W-W-W-H-W
Number of notes: 7
Tuning: Open E (E-B-G#-E-B-E)
Also known as: phrygian #6, melodic minor second mode
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- A# Dorian B2 in Standard Tuning
- A# Dorian B2 in Drop D
- A# Dorian B2 in DADGAD
- A# Dorian B2 in Open G
- A# Dorian B2 in Baritone (B Standard)
- A# Dorian B2 in 7-string
- A# Dorian B2 in 8-string
- A# Dorian B2 in Drop C
- A# Dorian B2 in Drop B
- A# Dorian B2 in Open D
- A# Dorian B2 in Half Step Down
- A# Dorian B2 in Open A
- A# Dorian B2 in Double Drop D
- A# Dorian B2 in Open C