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