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