The Gis Dorian scale contains 7 notes: Gis, Ais, H, Cis, Dis, Eis, Fis.
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.
Gis Dorian uses the same notes as Fis Duuri, started from degree 2 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Gis 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.
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gis | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ais | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | H | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | Cis | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Dis | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | Eis | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | Fis | m7 | 10 |
These are the triads built on each degree of Gis Dorian using only notes from the scale.
Every scale type that starts on Gis, for comparison.
The Gis Dorian scale has 7 notes: Gis, Ais, H, Cis, Dis, Eis, Fis.
The Gis 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.
Gis Dorian is the mode of Fis Duuri that starts on its 2 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
The triads built from the Gis Dorian scale are Gism, Aism, H, Cis, Dism, Eisdim, Fis.