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F 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

F1
G2
A♭♭3
B♭4
C5
D6
E♭♭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.

Dorian in other keys

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