Also B♭ Major (Ionian), D Phrygian
C Dorian: C D E♭ F G A B♭. Formula 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7. Same notes as B♭ Major (Ionian), D Phrygian, E♭ Lydian. A minor mode with a raised 6th, darker than major yet brighter than natural minor: the sound of modal jazz, funk and Latin rock.
Made of7
Contains & part of14
Relatives32
Same notes, other names6
Type1
One note away17
Progressions it is played over3
Genres that use it4
Songs that use it1
Cadences6
Cadences of C Dorian
In B♭ major, the key C Dorian belongs to
Progressions11
Progressions on C Dorian
In B♭ major, the key C Dorian belongs to
- Pop axisB♭IFVGmviE♭IV
- Sensitive progressionGmviE♭IVB♭IFV
- Doo-wop progressionB♭IGmviE♭IVFV
- Three-chord songB♭IE♭IVFVB♭I
- Jazz turnaroundB♭maj7Imaj7Gm7vi7Cm7ii7F7V7
- Canon progressionB♭IFVGmviDmiiiE♭IVB♭IE♭IVFV
- 12-bar bluesB♭7I7B♭7I7B♭7I7B♭7I7E♭7IV7E♭7IV7B♭7I7B♭7I7F7V7E♭7IV7B♭7I7F7V7
- Mixolydian vampB♭IA♭♭VIIE♭IVB♭I
- Minor plagalE♭IVE♭mivB♭I