Mode

F# Dorian

The F# Dorian mode (also written Gb) — F# G# A B C# D# E — shown across the guitar neck.

Also written Gb Dorian. Gb and F# are the same pitch, though spelling it from Gb would need double accidentals (Gb Ab Bbb Cb Db Eb Fb), which is why F# is the name in use.

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Swipe the neck sideways to see the higher frets.

F# Dorian is the natural minor with one note changed — the 6, D#. That single note is what the mode sounds like; lean on it and the colour is obvious, avoid it and you are just playing minor.

Notes
F#   G#   A   B   C#   D#   E
Intervals
1   2   b3   4   5   6   b7
Parent scale
E Major
Degree of parent
2
Open F# Dorian in the tool →

The tool shows this from its parent key, E major, with F# marked as where Dorian begins, the same seven notes centered on E.