Dis Dorian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Dis Dorian scale on the piano

Dis – Eis – Fis – Gis – Ais – His – Cis

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Scale type: Dorian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: W–H–W–W–W–H–W
Parent scale: Cis 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.

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

Dis 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 Dis Dorian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Dis	P1	0
2	Eis	M2	2
3	Fis	m3	3
4	Gis	P4	5
5	Ais	P5	7
6	His	M6	9
7	Cis	m7	10

Chords in Dis Dorian

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

Other scales on Dis

Every scale type that starts on Dis, for comparison.

Dorian in every key

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What notes are in the Dis Dorian scale?

The Dis Dorian scale has 7 notes: Dis, Eis, Fis, Gis, Ais, His, Cis.

What is the formula for the Dis Dorian scale?

The Dis 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 Dis Dorian derived from?

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

What chords are in the Dis Dorian scale?

The triads built from the Dis Dorian scale are Dism, Eism, Fis, Gis, Aism, Hisdim, Cis.