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