Eb Dorian Scale

The Eb Dorian scale has a dark yet sophisticated quality. The second mode of Db major, it's used in jazz and soul guitar for smooth minor improvisation with a characteristically bright 6th degree.

Also known as

D# Dorian
Eb Dorian Mode
D# Dorian Mode

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7

Notes

EbFGbAbBbCDb

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the Eb Dorian scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

i D# Minor

ii F Minor

III F# Major

IV G# Major

v A# Minor

vi° C dim

VII C# Major

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