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