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Fig. 1 · C Dorian on the keyboard

piano scale

C Dorian

C1D2E♭♭3F4G5A6B♭♭7

Minor with a natural sixth. The second mode of the major scale.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · C Dorian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

CWDHE♭WFWGWAHB♭WC

What is true of it

C Dorian is C, D, E♭, F, G, A and B♭, and back to C.

Its steps are W – H – W – W – W – H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, C natural minor differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhE♭majorE♭maj7major seventhFmajorF7dominant seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on C

C PhrygianmodeC LydianmodeC MixolydianmodeC majormajorC natural minorminorC harmonic minorminor

C♯ dorD♭ dorD dorD♯ dorE♭ dorE dorF dorF♯ dorall 374