G dorian chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAD tuning

Common progressions

• i – ♭VII – i: Gm – F – Gm
• i – ♭VII – IV – i: Gm – F – C – Gm (the major IV is the dorian colour)
• i – ♭III – ♭VII – i: Gm – B♭ – F – Gm (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 G dorian

1. i Gm0 0 1 0
2. ii Am2 2 3 2
3. ♭III B♭3 3 1 0
4. IV C0 2 3 2
5. v Dmx 0 0 3
6. vi° Edim0 2 1 2
7. ♭VII F2 3 3 3

Other modes on G

Other dorian keys

G dorian in other tunings

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