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▶ Open in the Songwright editorNotes: A B C D E F# G
Mood: Minor but hopeful, groovy, folk-jazz
Dorian is a minor mode with a bright raised 6th — moody yet hopeful. It's everywhere in folk, funk, jazz, and modal rock.
In the key of A, the A Dorian scale uses the notes A B C D E F# G.
Common chords in this key: I (A), ii (B), iii (C), IV (D), V (E), vi (F#), vii° (G)
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