As Dorian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

As Dorian scale on the piano

As – B – Ces – Des – Es – F – Ges

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Fontos tények

Scale type: Dorian
Number of notes: 7
Képlet: W–H–W–W–W–H–W
Parent scale: Ges Dúr (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.

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

As 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 As Dorian

Fok	Hang	Hangköz	Semitones
1	As	P1	0
2	B	M2	2
3	Ces	m3	3
4	Des	P4	5
5	Es	P5	7
6	F	M6	9
7	Ges	m7	10

Chords in As Dorian

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

Other scales on As

Every scale type that starts on As, for comparison.

Dorian in every key

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What notes are in the As Dorian scale?

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

What is the formula for the As Dorian scale?

The As 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 As Dorian derived from?

As Dorian is the mode of Ges Dúr that starts on its 2 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the As Dorian scale?

The triads built from the As Dorian scale are Asm, Bm, Ces, Des, Esm, Fdim, Ges.