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