F♯ Dorian scale on ukulele
The F♯ Dorian scale across the gCEA ukulele neck — notes F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E — on a tap-to-hear fretboard, with the formula and how it sounds. Free.
The scale on the neck
Here's F♯ Dorian over the first 12 frets of the ukulele (standard gCEA tuning). The pink notes are the root; tap any note to hear it, or play the whole scale ascending.
Press Make it interactive and the same scale opens on a ukulele neck — all 15 frets, the low-G and baritone tunings, and each note labelled by its interval from the root (R, 2, ♭3…) instead of by name. The numbers are the same in every key, so what you learn here transposes straight to G or E. (Note: the root shows there as R.)
Standard gCEA high-g tuning (soprano, concert, and high-g tenor). The g string is re-entrant — a high note, not a bass — so scale runs cross strings differently than on guitar. Because g is high, ukulele scales are usually played as a box across all four strings rather than one long run up a single string: look for the nearest lit note on an adjacent string. Baritone (DGBE) uses different shapes.
The notes
Each note is labelled with its scale degree. The formula (1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7) is the scale's fingerprint — identical in every key.
How it's built & how it sounds
F♯ Dorian is the 2nd mode of the major scale. What makes it different: A minor scale (♭3 ♭7) but with a bright, natural 6th — only one note different from natural minor, and that one note changes the whole mood.
The sound: Minor, but hopeful and cool rather than gloomy; a little jazzy, a little funky. Where you'll hear it: Jazz, funk, modal rock, Celtic and English folk tunes — the go-to “sophisticated minor”.
Dorian on other roots
Other scales on F♯ ukulele
Play guitar too? See F♯ Dorian on guitar · ukulele chords.
Scales and their formulas are shared facts of music theory. The fretboard and audio are generated by ThunderFret's own engine — no tabs or recordings are reproduced.
See F♯ Dorian on the full neck inside the tool — it opens on ukulele, with every note labelled by its interval, and you can hear a note at a time or the whole scale. Free.
Open F♯ Dorian in the toolFrequently asked
What notes are in the F♯ Dorian scale on ukulele?
F♯ Dorian has 7 notes: F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯, D♯, E. On a standard gCEA ukulele they appear all across the neck.
How do I play F♯ Dorian on ukulele?
Use the fretboard above — each lit note is in the scale. Because the ukulele's g string is re-entrant (a high note, not a bass), the notes don't climb in a straight line like a guitar; the map shows exactly where each one sits.
What is the formula for the dorian scale?
1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 — the step pattern W–H–W–W–W–H–W. It's the same in every key.