Cis Dorian Scale
The Cis Dorian scale contains 7 notes: Cis, Dis, E, Fis, Gis, Ais, H.
Cis Dorian scale on the piano
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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.
Cis Dorian uses the same notes as H Duuri, started from degree 2 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Cis 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 Cis Dorian
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cis | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Dis | M2 | 2 |
| 3 | E | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | Fis | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | Gis | P5 | 7 |
| 6 | Ais | M6 | 9 |
| 7 | H | m7 | 10 |
Chords in Cis Dorian
These are the triads built on each degree of Cis Dorian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Cis
Every scale type that starts on Cis, for comparison.
- C♯ major
- Cis Phrygian
- Cis Lydian
- Cis Mixolydian
- Cis Locrian
- Cis Harmonic Minor
- Cis Melodic Minor
- Cis Harmonic Major
- Cis Hungarian Minor
- Cis Phrygian Dominant
- Cis Lydian Dominant
- Cis Major Pentatonic
- Cis Minor Pentatonic
- Cis Blues
- Cis Whole Tone
- Cis Chromatic
- Cis Half-Whole Diminished
- Cis Whole-Half Diminished
- Cis Bebop Dominant
- Cis Bebop Major
Dorian in every key
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What notes are in the Cis Dorian scale?
The Cis Dorian scale has 7 notes: Cis, Dis, E, Fis, Gis, Ais, H.
What is the formula for the Cis Dorian scale?
The Cis 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 Cis Dorian derived from?
Cis Dorian is the mode of H Duuri that starts on its 2 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the Cis Dorian scale?
The triads built from the Cis Dorian scale are Cism, Dism, E, Fis, Gism, Aisdim, H.
