B♭ Dorian Scale on Piano
B♭ Dorian: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭
- 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
- B♭ is the last of the three black keys
- White keys: C F G
- Black keys: B♭ D♭ E♭ A♭
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 B♭ Dorian
- i: B♭m
- ii: Cm
- ♭III: D♭
- IV: E♭
- v: Fm
- vi°: G°
- ♭VII: A♭