C# Dorian scale — Position 1
Open position · Standard tuning
Minor mode with a raised 6th. Widely used in jazz and rock.
Root (C#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
C#D#EF#G#A#B
All 5 positions
C# Dorian scale position 1 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 1 of the C# Dorian scale — a 5-fret box starting at open position. The notes available in this position are C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B. Root notes (C#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The C# Dorian scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–9–10 semitones.