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▶ Open in the Songwright editorNotes: B C# D E F# G# A
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 B, the B Dorian scale uses the notes B C# D E F# G# A.
Common chords in this key: I (B), ii (C#), iii (D), IV (E), V (F#), vi (G#), vii° (A)
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