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