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B♭ dorian mode

The B♭ dorian mode is B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭: seven notes, minor with a bright sixth. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7.

Make a beat in B♭ minor

Opens the free editor with a trap beat in B♭ minor to play B♭ dorian over. No account needed to start.

The notes of B♭ dorian

From B♭ up to B♭: whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A♭ B♭

CFGB♭D♭E♭A♭B♭
The notes of B♭ dorian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1B♭Root
2CMajor second
♭3D♭Minor third
4E♭Perfect fourth
5FPerfect fifth
6GMajor sixth
♭7A♭Minor seventh

How B♭ dorian is built

The A♭ major scale played from its second note, B♭: the same notes with B♭ as home. Against B♭ minor, the minor scale on the same note, it has G instead of G♭.

The major scale played from its second note: a minor scale with a raised sixth. Less dark than natural minor, it is heard in funk, jazz, soul and lo-fi. The dorian mode in every key.

Chords in B♭ dorian

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the B♭ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

iB♭miiCm♭IIID♭IVE♭vFmvi°Gdim♭VIIA♭

Play B♭ dorian over a beat

A beat on the chords of B♭ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about B♭ dorian

What notes are in the B♭ dorian mode?

B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G and A♭. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on B♭, and its steps from B♭ up to B♭ are: whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half, whole.

What key is B♭ dorian in?

B♭ dorian uses the notes of A♭ major, starting on its second note, B♭. The notes are the same; making B♭ home is what gives it its own sound.

How is B♭ dorian different from B♭ minor?

G instead of G♭: one note of the B♭ minor scale changes, and that note gives B♭ dorian its sound: minor with a bright sixth.

Dorian mode in every key

C dorianC♯ dorianD dorianE♭ dorianE dorianF dorianF♯ dorianG dorianG♯ dorianA dorianB♭ dorianB dorian

More scales on B♭

B♭ major (major scale)B♭ minor (natural minor scale)B♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ dorianB♭ phrygianB♭ lydianB♭ mixolydianA♯ locrianB♭ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in B♭ dorian

Start with the beat, then add chords, a melody and your voice in the editor, part by part.

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