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