The G-sharp Dorian scale is a seven-note (heptatonic) mode derived from the F-sharp major scale, featuring the notes G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E♯, and F♯. This scale embodies the characteristic Dorian tonality by offering a minor quality—marked by a flattened third and seventh—while incorporating a bright, raised sixth that lends a subtly optimistic coloration. Its interval structure follows the pattern tone–semitone–tone–tone–tone–semitone–tone, and it shines in contexts like jazz improvisation, especially when soloing over minor-seventh chords such as G♯m⁷, blending smooth melodic expressiveness with harmonic richness.
Name: G-sharp Dorian scale
Symnonyms:: G-sharp Dorian mode
Notes: G♯, A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯
Intervals: 1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, ♭7, 1
Formula: 2-1-2-2-2-1-2
Type: Heptatonic (7 notes per octave)
G-sharp Dorian scale on the Staff
G-sharp Dorian scale on Piano
G-sharp Dorian scale on Guitar
G-sharp Dorian scale on Ukulele
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