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