Mode 2-1-2-2-2-1-2

Representation

Keyboard

The mode’s notes laid out on a keyboard. Each circle represents one step, the root lying on D♮ (white circle). Keys are playable.

Audio Examples

Discover how the mode sounds and resonates thorugh various patterns. Compose a pattern using a single note (arpeggios), two notes (intervals) or more (chords) that will be moved in succesive transpositions:

Description

Names

Mode nomenclature. Official name and variants.
Interval structure	2-1-2-2-2-1-2
Root	D♮-mode
Name	Dorian

Location

Five coordinates identify the mode uniquely within the atlas of diatonic bells.
Octave size	12 notes
Scale size	7 notes
Scale	1
Sign	±
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Neighbour Modes

Map of modes lying in the neighbourhood. Click on a square to access the corresponding mode.

Arpeggiator
	Chord:
	Transposed by steps: