F dorian chordson the Irish bouzouki, ADAD tuning

Common progressions

• i – ♭VII – i: Fm – E♭ – Fm
• i – ♭VII – IV – i: Fm – E♭ – B♭ – Fm (the major IV is the dorian colour)
• i – ♭III – ♭VII – i: Fm – A♭ – E♭ – Fm (up to ♭III and home through ♭VII)

Basis: A count of 686 session tunes found A and E dorian 19%, against 3% for E and B minor (Brendan Power forum), so minor-sounding tunes are mostly dorian; the IV is major, and ♭VII leads home.

The seven chords in F dorian

1. i Fm3 3 3 6
2. ii Gm5 5 5 8
3. ♭III A♭3 6 6 6
4. IV B♭1 3 1 0
5. v Cm3 5 6 5
6. vi° Ddim5 3 5 6
7. ♭VII E♭6 5 6 8

Other modes on F

Other dorian keys

F dorian in other tunings

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