Scales
D Dorian b2 Scale
D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C
D Dorian b2 is a scale built on D with the notes D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C.
D Dorian b2 Scale
D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 | D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C · D | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C · D |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
D Dorian b2 is made of the notes D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W W W W H W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of D Dorian b2 gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales D Dorian b2 shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
D In-senD · Eb · G · A · C
Every note of this scale is in D Dorian b2.
D Minor PentatonicD · F · G · A · C
Every note of this scale is in D Dorian b2.
D Minor Sixth PentatonicD · F · G · A · B
Every note of this scale is in D Dorian b2.
Scales that contain it
D ChromaticD · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B · C · C#
Contains every note of D Dorian b2.
Common questions
- How do I play D Dorian b2?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of D Dorian b2?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of D Dorian b2 gives Dm (i), Ebaug (II+), F (III), G (IV), Adim (v°), Bdim (vi°), Cm (vii). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in D Dorian b2?
- D Dorian b2 contains the notes D · Eb · F · G · A · B · C, measured from the tonic D as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of D Dorian b2?
- From D the steps run H W W W W H W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.