Ais Dorian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Ais Dorian scale on the piano

Ais – His – Cis – Dis – Eis – F♯♯ – Gis

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

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

Ais 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 Ais Dorian

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

Chords in Ais Dorian

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

Other scales on Ais

Every scale type that starts on Ais, for comparison.

Dorian in every key

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What notes are in the Ais Dorian scale?

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

What is the formula for the Ais Dorian scale?

The Ais 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 Ais Dorian derived from?

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

What chords are in the Ais Dorian scale?

The triads built from the Ais Dorian scale are Aism, Hism, Cis, Dis, Eism, F♯♯dim, Gis.