A Dorian Scale on Piano
A Dorian: A B C D E F♯ G. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: A B C D E F♯ G
- Formula: 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): W H W W W H W
Finding it on the keys
- A is the white key between the second and third of the three black keys
- White keys: A B C D E G
- Black keys: F♯
About the Dorian scale
- Minor, with a brighter natural 6th.
- Funk, jazz and folk: “Oye Como Va”, “Scarborough Fair”.
- Good over a minor chord vamp or a i–IV groove.
Chords in A Dorian
- i: Am
- ii: Bm
- ♭III: C
- IV: D
- v: Em
- vi°: F♯°
- ♭VII: G