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