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Dorian mode

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.

Noun

Dorian mode (uncountable)

  1. 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
    • 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

Questions about Dorian mode

What does Dorian mode mean?
Dorian mode means 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.
What part of speech is Dorian mode?
Dorian mode is a noun.

Words near Dorian mode in the dictionary

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  2. dorian
  3. Dorian Gray effect
  4. Dorian Gray effects
  5. Dorian Gray syndrome
  6. Dorian mode
  7. Dorianmance
  8. Dorianmancer
  9. Dorianmancers
  10. dorians
  11. Doric

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