A Natural Minor - dorian mode
Page contents index for A Natural Minor scale in Dorian mode.
- Notes and Key Signature
- Scale Formula
- FretBoard
- Positions
- Intervals
- Pentatonic
- Positions For Pentatonic
- Modes
- Relative Scale
- Chords [ + ]
- Chords Shapes
- Chords based on scale degrees
- Chord Progressions [ + ]
- Backcycling
- Key fret frequencies
- Key MIDI numbers
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Notes and Key Siganature
Scale notes, degrees and key signature to A Natural Minor in Dorian mode.
A Natural Minor Scale notes and degrees
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DTonic ( i )
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ESupertonic ( ii )
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FMediant ( III )
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GSubdominant ( IV )
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ADominant ( v )
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BSubmediant ( vio )
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CLeading tone ( VII )
A Natural Minor Scale Key Signature
A Natural Minor scale key signature consists of 0 accidental(s) .
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Scale formula
A Natural Minor in Dorian mode. Scale formula expressed in terms of (H)alf and (W)hole steps.
- D
- W
- E
- H
- F
- W
- G
- W
- A
- W
- B
- H
- C
- W
- D
| H - (H)alf step (1 note) | W - (W)hole step (2 notes) |
Chromatic scale
Chromatic scale note names for A Natural Minor scale.
| D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ |
Fretboard
Layout of notes in A Natural Minor scale on the guitar fretboard.
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
| B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ |
| G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ |
| D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ |
| A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
| E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
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Positions
Fretboard positions for A Natural Minor in Dorian mode.
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| D 1 | D♯ | E 3 | F 4 | F♯ |
| A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C 4 | C♯ |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E 4 |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B 4 |
| D 1 | D♯ | E 3 | F 4 | F♯ |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| E 1 | F 2 | F♯ | G 4 | G♯ |
| B 1 | C 2 | C♯ | D 4 | D♯ |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B |
| D 1 | D♯ | E 3 | F 4 | F♯ |
| A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C 4 | C♯ |
| E 1 | F 2 | F♯ | G 4 | G♯ |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E 4 |
| G♯ | A 2 | A♯ | B 4 | C |
| D♯ | E 2 | F 3 | F♯ | G 4 |
| A♯ | B 2 | C 3 | C♯ | D 4 |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B 4 |
| D 1 | D♯ | E 3 | F 4 | F♯ |
| A♯ | B 2 | C 3 | C♯ | D |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E 4 |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B 4 |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C 4 | C♯ |
| E 1 | F 2 | F♯ | G 4 | G♯ |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B 4 |
| D 1 | D♯ | E 3 | F 4 | F♯ |
| A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C 4 | C♯ |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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| B 1 | C 2 | C♯ | D 4 | D♯ |
| F♯ | G 2 | G♯ | A 4 | A♯ |
| D 1 | D♯ | E 3 | F 4 | F♯ |
| A 1 | A♯ | B 3 | C 4 | C♯ |
| E 1 | F 2 | F♯ | G 4 | G♯ |
| B 1 | C 2 | C♯ | D 4 | D♯ |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E 4 |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B 4 |
| D♯ | E 2 | F 3 | F♯ | G |
| A♯ | B 2 | C 3 | C♯ | D 4 |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E 4 |
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Guitar Finger Names
| 1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Intervals
Intervals between two notes in A Natural Minor scale.
Scale intervals
Intervals for any two of A Natural Minor in Dorian mode.
| D | E | F | G | A | B | C | |
| D | U | M2 | m3 | P4 | P5 | M6 | m7 |
| E | m7 | U | m2 | m3 | P4 | P5 | m6 |
| F | M6 | M7 | U | M2 | M3 | Aug4 | P5 |
| G | P5 | M6 | m7 | U | M2 | M3 | P4 |
| A | P4 | P5 | m6 | m7 | U | M2 | m3 |
| B | m3 | P4 | Dim5 | m6 | m7 | U | m2 |
| C | M2 | M3 | P4 | P5 | M6 | M7 | U |
Interval codes
| U - Unison | O - Octave |
| m2 - minor 2nd | M2 - Major 2nd |
| m3 - minor 3rd | M3 - Major 3rd |
| Aug4 - Augmented 4th | P4 - Perfect 4th |
| Dim5 - Diminished 5th | P5 - Perfect 5th |
| m6 - minor 6th | M6 - Major 6th |
| m7 - minor 7th | M7 - Major 7th |
Finding an interval's name
In order to find interval name between two notes using the tables below:
- a ) choose a note from the the first column of "Scale Intervals" table,
- b ) choose a note from the first row of "Scale Intervals" table,
- c ) find the cell of intersection for the column and the row your chosen notes are in in "Scale Intervals" table,
- d ) read interval code from the cell,
- e ) decode interval code using "Interval Codes" table (optional).
Interval counts
Counts of intervals found in A Natural Minor scale.
| Interval | U | M2 | m2 | m3 | M3 | P4 | Aug4 | Dim5 | P5 | M6 | m6 | m7 | M7 |
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| Count | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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Pentatonic
Pentatonic for A Natural Minor in Dorian mode.
A Natural Minor pentatonic consists of the following notes: D,F,G,A,C
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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| E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
| B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ |
| G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ |
| D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ |
| A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ |
| E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ | E | F | F♯ | G | G♯ | A | A♯ | B | C | C♯ | D | D♯ |
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Positions for pentatonic
Postions for pentatonic of A Natural Minor in Dorian mode.
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| D 1 | D♯ | E | F 4 | F♯ |
| A 1 | A♯ | B | C 4 | C♯ |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B |
| D 1 | D♯ | E | F 4 | F♯ |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
| G♯ | A 2 | A♯ | B | C |
| D♯ | E | F 3 | F♯ | G 4 |
| A♯ | B | C 3 | C♯ | D 4 |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B |
| D 1 | D♯ | E | F 4 | F♯ |
| A♯ | B | C 3 | C♯ | D |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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| A 1 | A♯ | B | C 4 | C♯ |
| E | F 2 | F♯ | G 4 | G♯ |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B |
| D 1 | D♯ | E | F 4 | F♯ |
| A 1 | A♯ | B | C 4 | C♯ |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
| G 1 | G♯ | A 3 | A♯ | B |
| D♯ | E | F 3 | F♯ | G |
| A♯ | B | C 3 | C♯ | D 4 |
| F 1 | F♯ | G 3 | G♯ | A 4 |
| C 1 | C♯ | D 3 | D♯ | E |
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Guitar Finger Names
| 1 - Index | 2 - Middle | 3 - Ring | 4 - Pinky |
Modes
Modes of A Natural Minor scale (relative to Dorian mode).
| Mode | |||||||
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| dorian | D | E | F | G | A | B | C |
| phrygian | E | F | G | A | B | C | D |
| lydian | F | G | A | B | C | D | E |
| mixolydian | G | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| aeolian | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| locrian | B | C | D | E | F | G | A |
| ionian | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
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Relative Scale
Relative scale to A Natural Minor in Dorian mode.
Relative scale to this scale is C Major Lydian .
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Scale Chords
Various chords for A Natural Minor scale. Chords in this section are usable with any mode of this scale.
Short name (without a leading note) and number of chords of a given type are given in [] and the () respectively. Major triad names consist of the leading note only, hence no short name is shown for them here.
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Chords Shapes
Chords shapes for chords built on A Natural Minor scale.
Chord shapes with root note on G, D, A or E string.
Root note on G string
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Major Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Diminished e 1 B 3 G 4 D A E -
Suspended 2nd e 1 B 2 G 3 D A E -
Suspended 4th e 1 B 4 G 3 D A E
Root note on D string
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Minor Triad e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Diminished e 3 B 1 G 2 D 4 A E -
Major Triad e 2 B 1 G 3 D 4 A E -
Suspended 2nd e 3 B 2 G 1 D 4 A E -
Suspended 4th e 2 B 1 G 4 D 3 A E -
Major 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Minor 7th e 1 B 3 G 2 D 4 A E -
Dominant 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Half-diminished 7th e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A E -
Major 6th e 4 B 2 G 3 D 1 A E -
Minor 6th e 3 B 2 G 4 D 1 A E -
Major 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Minor 9th e 3 B 4 G 1 D 2 A E -
Major add9 e 4 B 1 G 2 D 3 A E -
Minor add9 e 4 B 2 G 1 D 3 A E
Root note on A string
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Minor Triad e 1 B 2 G 3 D 4 A 1 E -
Diminished e