Piano scale · Modes
E♭ Dorian scale on piano
How to play the E♭ Dorian scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
Minor with a brighter raised 6th — funk, jazz and Santana.
Mode 2 of the major scale: the same notes as D♭ major, starting from its 2nd note.
- Notes
- E♭FG♭A♭B♭CD♭
- Formula
- 12♭3456♭7
- Steps
- WHWWWHW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handE♭3F1G♭2A♭3B♭4C1D♭2E♭3
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the E♭ Dorian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
