The key of A dorian on piano
A B C D E F♯ G — and everything inside it.
The key of A dorian on piano: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the piano is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the modes.
The notes of A dorian
A dorian is A B C D E F♯ G: the dorian scale on A, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the piano above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in A dorian
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am | A C E |
| ii | Bm | B D F♯ |
| III | C | C E G |
| IV | D | D F♯ A |
| v | Em | E G B |
| vi° | F♯° — passed through, not rested on | F♯ A C |
| VII | G | G B D |
The seventh chords in A dorian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | Am7 | A C E G |
| ii7 | Bm7 | B D F♯ A |
| IIImaj7 | Cmaj7 | C E G B |
| IV7 | D7 | D F♯ A C |
| v7 | Em7 | E G B D |
| viø7 | F♯m7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | F♯ A C E |
| VIImaj7 | Gmaj7 | G B D F♯ |
The pentatonics in A dorian
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | Am pent | A C D E G |
| ii | Bm pent | B D E F♯ A |
| III | C pent | C D E G A |
| IV | D pent | D E F♯ A B |
| v | Em pent | E G A B D |
| vi | F♯m pent — not in the key | F♯ A B D♭ E |
| VII | G pent | G A B D E |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: G major.