D# Dorian scale — Position 4
Fret 9 position · Standard tuning
Minor mode with a raised 6th. Widely used in jazz and rock.
Root (D#)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
D#FF#G#A#CC#
All 5 positions
D# Dorian scale position 4 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 4 of the D# Dorian scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 9 position. The notes available in this position are D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#. Root notes (D#) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The D# Dorian scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–9–10 semitones.