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Fig. 1 · G Dorian on the keyboard

piano scale

G Dorian

G1A2B♭♭3C4D5E6F♭7

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

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · G 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

GWAHB♭WCWDWEHFWG

What is true of it

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

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

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

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorC7dominant seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhEdimdiminishedEm7♭5half-diminished seventhFmajorFmaj7major seventh

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

Other scales on G

G PhrygianmodeG LydianmodeG MixolydianmodeG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor

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