Scale Lesson

• Music Theory
• Piano Chords
• Piano Chords in the Key of C
• Piano Chords in the Key of D
• Piano Chords in the Key of E
• Piano Chords in the Key of F
• Piano Chords in the Key of G
• Piano Chords in the Key of A
• Piano Chords in the Key of B
• Guitar Chords
• Guitar Chords in the Key of C
• Guitar Chords in the Key of D
• Guitar Chords in the Key of E
• Guitar Chords in the Key of F
• Guitar Chords in the Key of G
• Guitar Chords in the Key of A
• Guitar Chords in the Key of B
• Scale Lessons
• Chinese scale (Major Pentatonic scale)
• Oriental (Arabic) scale
• Indian scale
• Spanish scale
• Gypsy scale
• Natural minor scale (Aeorian Mode)
• Harmonic minor scale
• Melodic minor scale
• Major scale (Ionian Mode)
• Dorian scale
• Phrygian scale
• Lydian scale
• Mixolydian scale
• Locrian scale

Dorian Scale

This lecture is the Dorian Scale which is one of the Church mode.

Dorian scale is the natural minor scale with a raised 6th.

Dorian scale

	C		D		E	F		G		A		B
C Dorian Scale	♪		♪	♪		♪		♪		♪	♪
C Natural Minor Scale	♪		♪	♪		♪		♪	♪		♪

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Triads and Seventh Chords

Dorian scale has the following triads and 7th chords.

Triad in the A Dorian Scale

Triad	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#m(b5)	G
Degree Names	Im	IIm	bIII	IV	Vm	VI	bVII

Seventh Chord in the A Dorian Scale

7th Chord	Am7	Bm7	CM7	D7	Em7	F#m7(b5)	GM7
Degree Names	Im7	IIm7	bIIIM7	IV7	Vm7	VIm7(b5)	bVIIM7

Let's listen to the sample song using the Dorian scale.

I cherish the feeling, so the sample song on the pages of scale lectures are made roughly. This song also like a bit boring UK rock sound. I'd be happy if you take dorian scale as a gentle one.