C dorian chordson the 5-string banjo, C Tuning tuning (gCGBD)

The scale: C D E♭ F G A B♭

Open strings: Open strings in C dorian: G, C. D fits the key too.

The seven chords in C dorian

  1. i Cm11gCGCE♭0 0 1 1
  2. ii Dm1123gDADF2 2 3 3
  3. ♭III E♭3fr1123gE♭B♭E♭G3 3 4 5
  4. IV F213gCACF0 2 1 3
  5. v Gm2fr1234gDB♭DG2 3 3 5
  6. vi° Adim211gCACE♭0 2 1 1
  7. ♭VII B♭111gB♭DFx 3 3 3

The chords built on each note of the scale, with the shape the app leads with. The app’s key page also suggests progressions to play them in.

Hear them in the app ›

Other modes on C

C majorC mixolydianC minor

Other dorian keys

GADBEF

C dorian in other tunings

Open GDouble CSawmillOpen D

All C Tuning banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · The app