F dorian chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAE 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 Fmx 3 3 4
2. ii Gm0 0 1 3
3. ♭III A♭1 1 3 x
4. IV B♭3 0 1 1
5. v Cm0 1 3 3
6. vi° Ddimx 3 5 4
7. ♭VII E♭0 1 1 3

Other modes on F

Other dorian keys

F dorian in other tunings

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