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E♭ Dorian Scale on Piano

The E♭ Dorian scale contains E♭, F, F#, A♭, B♭, C and D♭ — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Major 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Perfect 5th
  • Major 6th
  • Minor 7th
E♭ Dorian — 7 notes
Degree 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7
Note E♭ F F# A♭ B♭ C D♭
Interval Root Major 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Perfect 5th Major 6th Minor 7th

Note names

E♭ Dorian scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of E♭, F, F#, A♭, B♭, C and D♭ across three octaves

Interval numbers

E♭ Dorian scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 D♭ Ionian
2 E♭ Dorian
3 F Phrygian
4 F# Lydian
5 A♭ Mixolydian
6 B♭ Aeolian
7 C Locrian

Triads

i E♭m
ii Fm
III F#
IV A♭
v B♭m
vi°
VII D♭

7th Chords

i E♭m7
ii Fm7
III F#maj7
IV A♭7
v B♭m7
viø Cm7♭5
VII D♭maj7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — E♭ Dorian pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside E♭ Dorian

Major Pentatonic D♭ F# A♭
Minor Pentatonic E♭ F B♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) A♭
Minor Sixth Pentatonic E♭

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the E♭ Dorian scale?

E♭, F, F#, A♭, B♭, C and D♭. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the E♭ Dorian scale?

The triads built from its own notes: E♭m, Fm, F#, A♭, B♭m, C° and D♭. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which major scale is the E♭ Dorian scale a mode of?

D♭ major — E♭ Dorian is its second mode. Both contain the same 7 notes; only the note that feels like home is different.

Which smaller scales fit inside the E♭ Dorian scale?

D♭ Major Pentatonic, E♭ Minor Pentatonic, A♭ Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and E♭ Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the E♭ Dorian scale, so they can be played over it.

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