Es Dorian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Es Dorian scale on the piano

Es – F – Ges – As – B – C – Des

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Scale type: Dorian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–H–W–W–W–H–W
Parent scale: Des Dur (degree 2)

What is the Dorian scale?

Dorian is the second mode of the major scale — a minor scale with a raised sixth. That one note is what makes it sound brighter and less mournful than natural minor, and it is why Dorian carries so much folk, modal jazz and rock writing.

Es Dorian uses the same notes as Des Dur, started from degree 2 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

Es Dorian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.

Scale degrees of Es Dorian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Es	P1	0
2	F	M2	2
3	Ges	m3	3
4	As	P4	5
5	B	P5	7
6	C	M6	9
7	Des	m7	10

Chords in Es Dorian

These are the triads built on each degree of Es Dorian using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on Es

Every scale type that starts on Es, for comparison.

Dorian in every key

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What notes are in the Es Dorian scale?

The Es Dorian scale has 7 notes: Es, F, Ges, As, B, C, Des.

What is the formula for the Es Dorian scale?

The Es Dorian scale follows the step pattern W–H–W–W–W–H–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.

What scale is Es Dorian derived from?

Es Dorian is the mode of Des Dur that starts on its 2 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the Es Dorian scale?

The triads built from the Es Dorian scale are Esm, Fm, Ges, As, Bm, Cdim, Des.