D Dorian Scale on Piano
D Dorian: D E F G A B C. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: D E F G A B C
- 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
- D is the white key between the two black keys
- White keys: D E F G A B C
- Black keys: none
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 D Dorian
- i: Dm
- ii: Em
- ♭III: F
- IV: G
- v: Am
- vi°: B°
- ♭VII: C