The key of D dorian on piano
D E F G A B C — and everything inside it.
The key of D 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 D dorian
D dorian is D E F G A B C: the dorian scale on D, 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 D 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 | Dm | D F A |
| ii | Em | E G B |
| III | F | F A C |
| IV | G | G B D |
| v | Am | A C E |
| vi° | B° — passed through, not rested on | B D F |
| VII | C | C E G |
The seventh chords in D dorian
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | Dm7 | D F A C |
| ii7 | Em7 | E G B D |
| IIImaj7 | Fmaj7 | F A C E |
| IV7 | G7 | G B D F |
| v7 | Am7 | A C E G |
| viø7 | Bm7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | B D F A |
| VIImaj7 | Cmaj7 | C E G B |
The pentatonics in D 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 | Dm pent | D F G A C |
| ii | Em pent | E G A B D |
| III | F pent | F G A C D |
| IV | G pent | G A B D E |
| v | Am pent | A C D E G |
| vi | Bm pent — not in the key | B D E F♯ A |
| VII | C pent | C D E G A |
The same notes from another home
Parent major: C major.