Musical Scale Info: C dorian

Notes of this scale

C D Eb F G A Bb

Interval structure of this scale

W H W W W H W (W: Whole tone, H: half tone)

Scale structure

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

Chords that fit formally in this scale:

Triads: Csus2 Bb Gm Bbsus2 F Dm Fsus4 Eb Fsus2 Cm Gsus2 Dsus4 Gsus4 Csus4 Bbsus4 Ebsus2 Adim 4 notes chords: Cm6 F6 Am7b5 F7 Bbmaj7 Bb6 Dm7 Eb6 Gm7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Eb6sus2 F6sus2 Bb6sus4 C6sus4 Bb6sus2 F6sus4 C6sus2 C7sus2 F7sus4 C7sus4 G7sus2 Bbmaj7sus2 D7sus4 F7sus2 G7sus4 Ebmaj7sus2 Higher order chords: Bbmaj13 F6/9 Bb6/9 F13 Gm9 F9sus4 Bbmaj9 Ebmaj9 Bbmaj11 G9sus4 Eb6/9 C9sus4 Gm11 F9 Cm6/9 Cm13 Cm11 Cm9 F11 F6/9sus4 C6/9sus4 Bb6/9sus4 Cm6/11 Cm6/13 F6/13 Bb6/13 F6/11 Bb6/11

Chords that fit enharmonically in this scale:

Triads: D#sus2 G#sus2 D# G# Eaug G#m Caug G#aug F#m G#dim Ddim Absus4 C# Absus2 Dbm Ab F#sus2 Abm Ebdim Abaug Esus2 4 notes chords: Faug7 G#m6 Dm6 G#dim7 G#6 G#m(maj7) C#m(maj7) G#aug(maj7) Eb7 G#aug7 D#m7b5 G#m7b5 Cdim7 G#m7 C#aug7 G#maj7 F#m6 G#7 Em7 Abm6 Dbm6 Higher order chords: Daug13 Fm(maj13) G#9 C#9 G#m9 Adim13 G#m9b5 Caug(maj11) G#m6/9 Emaj13 G#6/9 D#aug9 G#9sus4 Db6/9 G#dim9 Dm(maj9) G#m(maj9) C#m13b5 G#m11b5 Fm9 G#dim11

Scales with same notes

G natural minor Bb major A locrian G aeolian F mixolydian Bb ionian Eb lydian D phrygian F Dominant 7th D Neopolitan Minor

Scales enharmonically equivalent

A# major A# ionian D# lydian

Scales wich notes are within C dorian

F dominant pentatonic C minor pentatonic F major pentatonic Eb Diatonic F Diatonic G minor pentatonic Bb Diatonic Bb major pentatonic G pentatonic neutral Eb major pentatonic F pentatonic neutral D minor pentatonic C pentatonic neutral Bb Mongolian G Hirajoshi G Egyptian C Egyptian A Iwato C chinese 2 Bb hirajoshi 2 Bb chinese 2 C Kumoi Bb Chinese Mongolian F Egyptian Eb Mongolian Eb Chinese Mongolian Eb Chinese D Balinese D Pelog 2 D Kumoi 2 D Pelog F Chinese Mongolian F chinese 2 D Japanese (in sen) F Mongolian

Scales where C dorian is within them

Bb bebop major Bb bebop dominant C bebop minor F bebop dominant F bebop minor Bb ichikosucho Eb ichikosucho

Scales one note away from C dorian

Eb major G harmonic minor Bb melodic minor D natural minor C natural minor F major C melodic minor F ionian Ab lydian A phrygian Eb ionian F dorian D locrian G dorian C aeolian C mixolydian Bb mixolydian Bb lydian E locrian D aeolian G phrygian A Locrian 6 Bb Ionian #5 Bb augmented ionian A locrian #2 A locrian 2 G locrian 2 G locrian #2 G mixolydian b6 F mixolydian b6 Eb diminished lydian Db augmented lydian Eb augmented lydian D Major Phrygian D Phrygian Major D Dorian b2 C Dorian #4 C Dorian b2 Eb lydian #9 F lydian b7 Eb lydian b7 A Diminished Whole Tone C Dominant 7th B Altered A Altered F Overtone Eb Overtone F# Altered bb7 Bb Dominant 7th D Neopolitan F Hindu G Hindu G Mohammedan G Neopolitan Minor A Neopolitan Minor

Charts for C dorian on Guitar and Piano