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