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▶ Open in the Songwright editorNotes: Ab Bb B Db Eb F Gb
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 Ab, the Ab Dorian scale uses the notes Ab Bb B Db Eb F Gb.
Common chords in this key: I (Ab), ii (Bb), iii (B), IV (Db), V (Eb), vi (F), vii° (Gb)
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