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 middle one of the three black keys
- White keys: C♭ (the B key) F
- Black keys: A♭ B♭ D♭ E♭ G♭
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: A♭m
- ii: B♭m
- ♭III: C♭
- IV: D♭
- v: E♭m
- vi°: F°
- ♭VII: G♭