A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) Scale on Guitar — 2 Shapes to Play the Whole Neck
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) belongs to the harmonic minor mode family — every mode in it inherits the three-semitone augmented second that gives harmonic minor its distinctive sound, though each mode places that gap on a different pair of degrees. Its notes are A B C D# E F# G, from the formula 1 2 b3 #4 5 6 b7. Computed live for this exact root, it resolves to 2 repeating shapes across the fretboard.
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) Scale Notes
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | 1 |
| 2 | B | 2 |
| 3 | C | b3 |
| 4 | D# | #4 |
| 5 | E | 5 |
| 6 | F# | 6 |
| 7 | G | b7 |
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) Formula
Degree formula: 1 2 b3 #4 5 6 b7
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) on the Guitar Fretboard
The notes of Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) repeat across the guitar fretboard in connected positions. Use the shape below to identify root notes, scale degrees, and neighboring shapes.
- Frets 5–15 (span 10 frets)
- Lowest note A, highest note G
- 3 A root notes, on the E string (fret 5), D string (fret 7), B string (fret 10)
How to practice this shape
- Start on the root — A at fret 5 on the E string. Play up to the highest note in the shape, then back down, staying inside frets 5–15.
- Your hand shifts 5 times as you cross strings: E→A (+1), A→D (+1), D→G (+1), G→B (+2), B→E (+1). Those crossings — not the notes — are what this position is really asking you to learn.
- Once it feels automatic, move on to the next of the 2 shapes — together they cover the whole neck, and the same pattern repeats from there.
Diatonic chords
These are the 7 chords built from A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4)'s own notes — the ones that will sound like they belong when you're writing a progression, backing a melody, or jamming in this key. The Roman numeral shows each chord's role in the key: capital for major, lowercase for minor, ° for diminished, + for augmented. Not every scale produces a clean chord on every degree — where that happens, we show it honestly instead of forcing a name that doesn't fit.
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) Scale Relationships
- Parent scale: E Harmonic Minor
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) FAQ
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) contains the notes A, B, C, D#, E, F#, G.
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) is a mode of E Harmonic Minor.
A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) has a flatted 3rd degree, giving it a minor character. It's derived from E Harmonic Minor.
The diatonic chords in A Ukrainian Dorian (Dorian ♯4) are Am, B, C, D#dim, Em, F#dim, Gaug.