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 left one of the two black keys
- White keys: E B
- Black keys: C♯ D♯ F♯ G♯ 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 C♯ Dorian
- i: C♯m
- ii: D♯m
- ♭III: E
- IV: F♯
- v: G♯m
- vi°: A♯°
- ♭VII: B