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Fig. 1 · E Dorian on the keyboard

piano scale

E Dorian

E1F♯2G♭3A4B5C♯6D♭7

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

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · E 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

EWF♯HGWAWBWC♯HDWE

What is true of it

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

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

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

Chords made only of these notes

C♯dimdiminishedC♯m7♭5half-diminished seventhDmajorDmaj7major seventhEmminorEm7minor seventhF♯mminorF♯m7minor seventh

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

Other scales on E

E PhrygianmodeE LydianmodeE MixolydianmodeE majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminor

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