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Dorian Mode in All Keys

The Dorian mode is the second of the seven musical modes and shares the same notes as the C major scale but starts on D. It has a minor sound compared to C major due to its interval pattern of 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7. Well-known songs in the Dorian mode include "Scarborough Fair" in D Dorian and parts of "So What" from Kind of Blue use the D Dorian scale. The document provides an overview of all the Dorian scales including their notes and interval patterns.

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Dorian Mode in All Keys

The Dorian mode is the second of the seven musical modes and shares the same notes as the C major scale but starts on D. It has a minor sound compared to C major due to its interval pattern of 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7. Well-known songs in the Dorian mode include "Scarborough Fair" in D Dorian and parts of "So What" from Kind of Blue use the D Dorian scale. The document provides an overview of all the Dorian scales including their notes and interval patterns.

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12/27/2016 Piano Dorian Scales ­ overview with pictures

Dorian mode
The  Dorian  Scale,  or mode that  is  the  more  correct  name,  is  the  second  of  the  seven modes.  The  Dorian
modes  are  comparable  to  the  C  major  scale  –  a  D  Dorian  scale  includes  exactly  the  same  notes  as  a  C

major, but start on another step in the scale, the D note (see picture below). Besides that, the Dorian mode
is almost the same as Natural Minor,  but  the  sixth  note  differs.  The  1  2  b3  4  5  6  b7  interval  results  in  a

minor sound ­ compare C Major with D Dorian and you will hear a slightly different sound.

A famous song that is played in D Dorian mode is "Scarborough Fair", played over a Dm chord. Modes are also common

in jazz music and "So What" from the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue is partly using the D Dorian mode. You can use the

chord progression Dm7 G7 Cmaj7 together with D Dorian and try to improvise in jazz style.

C C# / Db

Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C Notes: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C#

D D# /Eb

Notes: D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D Notes: D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#

E F

Notes: E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E Notes: F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb, F

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F# / Gb G

Notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E, F# Notes: G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G

G# / Ab A

Notes: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F, F#, G# Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G, A

A# / Bb B

Notes: A#, C, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A# Notes: B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A, B

Dorian Scales overview 
C: C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C

C#/Db: C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C#

D: D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#

E: E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D, E

F: F, G, G#, A#, C, D, D#, F

F#/Gb: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E, F#
G: G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F, G

G#/Ab: G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F, F#, G#

A: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, C, C#, D#, F, G, G#, A#

B: B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A, B

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Interval: 1, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, b7

Semi­notes: 2 ­ 1 ­ 2 ­ 2 ­ 2 ­ 1 ­ 2

Formula: Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole, Half, Whole

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