A dorian scale
A dorian
- AR
- B2
- C♭3
- D4
- E5
- F♯6
- G♭7
Positions
How it is built
- A minor scale with a natural 6th: F♯ instead of F. Seven notes.
- F♯ against the flat third C is the dorian color. It is the sound of minor funk, Santana, and most minor-key jazz.
- Same notes as G major, started from its second degree.