Ab Dorian scale

The notes of the Ab Dorian scale on a piano, the chords that belong to it, and how it sounds. Press play to hear it, tap a key or a chord, and download the scale as MIDI.

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Ab1Bb2Cbb3Db4Eb5F6Gbb7

Steps: W H W W W H W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Chords in Ab Dorian

Each chord on its own page: Abm · Bbm · Cb · Db · Ebm · Fdim · Gb

Tap a chord to hear it.

How Ab Dorian sounds

A minor scale with a raised 6th. Still minor, but warmer and less heavy than natural minor.

Used in: Deep house, funk, soul, jazz and lo-fi.

Same notes, different root: F# major, Eb minor, Bb Phrygian, B Lydian, C# Mixolydian.

For the low end: the root of Ab Dorian is Ab and the fifth is Eb. A kick or 808 tuned to one of them sits with the bass; the kick drum tuning chart has the frequencies.

Write chords in this scale with the chord progression generator, or a melody in the synth.

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Questions

What notes are in the Ab Dorian scale?

Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, Gb.

What chords are in Ab Dorian?

Abm, Bbm, Cb, Db, Ebm, Fdim, Gb.

What is the formula for the dorian scale?

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7, or in steps: W H W W W H W (W is a whole step, H a half step).

Which scales have the same notes as Ab Dorian?

F# major, Eb minor, Bb Phrygian, B Lydian, C# Mixolydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.