E♭ Dorian scale on piano

E♭ Dorian: a minor mode with a bright sixth, much used in jazz, funk and folk.

Notes	E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭
Steps	W – H – W – W – W – H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)

How to play the E♭ Dorian scale

Keep the thumb on white keys and pass it under after the longest group of fingers you can use; never put the thumb on a black key. Practise slowly, hands separately first. Start slowly with the metronome and keep every note even.

Chords in E♭ Dorian

Build a chord on every note of the scale using only notes from the scale:

Step	Triad	Seventh chord
i	E♭ minor	E♭m7
ii	F minor	Fm7
III	G♭ major	G♭maj7
IV	A♭ major	A♭7
v	B♭ minor	B♭m7
vi°	C diminished	Cm7♭5
VII	D♭ major	D♭maj7

Other E♭ scales

E♭ major E♭ minor E♭ harmonic minor E♭ melodic minor E♭ major pentatonic E♭ minor pentatonic E♭ blues

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