C-sharp Dorian scale
The C-sharp Dorian scale is a seven-note scale consisting of the notes C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, and B. The scale corresponds to a natural minor scale with the sixth degree raised a half step.
The C-sharp Dorian scale is a mode of the B major scale. It contains the same notes but starts on the second degree of the major scale.
Name
C-sharp Dorian scale
Synonym
C-sharp Dorian mode
Notes
C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯ B C♯
Intervals
1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 1
Formula
2-1-2-2-2-1-2
Type
heptatonic (7 notes per octave)