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G♯ Dorian Scale on Piano

G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ W H W W W H W 7 notes

Notes and steps

The notes of the G♯ Dorian scale

Formula in degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7.

G♯ Dorian scale: G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯, steps W H W W W H WBE♯G♯A♯C♯D♯F♯G♯WHWWWHW
G♯ A♯ B C♯ D♯ E♯ F♯ - the arcs give each step: W a whole step (two half steps), H a half step.
Fingering

How to finger it

Use the fingering of the scale it shares its notes with as a starting point, and keep the thumb on white keys. Slow and even beats fast and uneven: play it with the metronome at 60 before speeding up.

Harmony

Chords that fit the G♯ Dorian scale

Every chord built on a note of the scale whose notes all belong to it - the chords to accompany a melody in it.

Questions

Frequently asked

What notes are in the G♯ Dorian scale?

Going up: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, then G♯ again.

What is the formula of the Dorian scale?

In whole (W) and half (H) steps: W H W W W H W. In degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7.

Which chords go with the G♯ Dorian scale?

Chords whose notes all belong to it: G♯m, G♯m7, G♯sus2, G♯sus4, A♯m, A♯m7, A♯sus4, B, Bmaj7, Bsus2.

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