Dorian mode

noun

A mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the sixth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern

“{c'd'es'f'g'a'bes'c}”

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Meanings

nounDorian mode (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the sixth scale degree raised by one half step, with the interval pattern

    {c'd'es'f'g'a'bes'c}

    2 more examples

    tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone - tone

    Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D, E♭, F, G, A, B♭, C

Translations

Polish skala dorycka
  • skala doryckaTranslations
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APA

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Chicago

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