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Piano scale
A Dorian Scale
A minor scale with a raised 6th — jazzy, hopeful, the sound of "So What".
On the keyboard
Green marks the root. Fingering is shown for the major scales, where the standard is settled; for this scale teachers genuinely differ, so start from the major-scale fingering in the same key and adjust to your hand.
The notes
A1
B2
C♭3
D4
E5
F♯6
G♭7
The chords inside it
Stack every other note of the scale and these seven chords fall out. Nobody chose them — they are a consequence of the spacing. Tap one to hear it.