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    Dorian Mode/Scale: Interactive Piano & Guitar Reference with Chords

    🎨 A visual piano and guitar reference to the Dorian mode (aka Dorian scale), which is the 2nd mode of the major scale. The Dorian mode is created from the major scale by flattening the 3rd and 7th scale degrees. The Dorian mode is minor-sounding and sounds smooth and jazzy.

    This reference includes the notes and chords on the piano keyboard for each Dorian scale.

    Dorian mode formula:
    1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

    Dorian Mode: Reference Table

    First, a reference table for the Dorian mode/scale for all the keys. The keys are in order of 5ths, as with the circle of fifths. This illustrates the close relationship between keys that are a 5th distance apart.

    i ii III IV v vi° VII i
    C D E♭ F G A B♭ C
    G A B♭ C D E F G
    D E F G A B C D
    A B C D E F♯ G A
    E F♯ G A B C♯ D E
    B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A B
    F♯ G♯ A B C♯ D♯ E F♯
    D♭ E♭ F♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭
    A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭
    E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭
    B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭
    F G A♭ B♭ C D E♭ F

    Dorian Mode on Guitar

    Here you can visualize the different keys of the Dorian mode on the guitar fretboard. You can highlight the notes in each of the dorian scales using the CAGED or the Three Notes Per String (TNPS) systems.

    Select a Key:

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    Dorian Mode on Piano

    And now for each of the keys/scales in more detail. Tip: click the lock icon to trigger the chords of that key using buttons 1 through 7 on your keyboard.

    C Dorian

    notes: C D E F G A B

    relative key: B major

    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C

    chords in the key of C Dorian

    D Dorian

    notes: D E F G A B C

    relative key: C major

    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D

    chords in the key of D Dorian

    E Dorian

    notes: E F G A B C D

    relative key: D major

    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E

    chords in the key of E Dorian

    F Dorian

    notes: F G A B C D E

    relative key: D major

    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    chords in the key of F Dorian

    G Dorian

    notes: G A B C D E F

    relative key: F major

    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G

    chords in the key of G Dorian

    A Dorian

    notes: A B C D E F G

    relative key: G major

    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A

    chords in the key of A Dorian

    B Dorian

    notes: B C D E F G A

    relative key: A major

    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B

    chords in the key of B Dorian

    C♯ / D♭ Dorian

    C Dorian: C D E F G A B

    D Dorian: D E F G A B C

    relative key: B major

    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C

    chords in the key of C Dorian

    D♯ / E♭ Dorian

    D Dorian: D E F G A B C

    E Dorian: E F G A B C D

    relative key: C major

    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • C
    • D
    • B

    chords in the key of D Dorian

    F♯ / G♭ Dorian

    F Dorian: F G A B C D E

    G Dorian: G A B C D E F

    relative key: E major

    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    chords in the key of F Dorian

    G♯ / A♭ Dorian

    G Dorian: G A B C D E F

    A Dorian: A B C D E F G

    relative key: F major

    • G
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G

    chords in the key of G Dorian

    B♭ / A♯ Dorian

    B Dorian: B C D E F G A

    A Dorian: A B C D E F G

    relative key: G major

    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G
    • A
    • B

    chords in the key of B Dorian


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