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Greek Dorian mode

The Dorian mode is named after the Dorian Greeks. In Greek music theory it was based on the Dorian tetrachord: descending, a series of falling intervals of two whole tones followed by a semitone. Applied to a whole octave, the Dorian mode was built upon two Dorian tetrachords separated by a whole tone. This is the same as playing all the white notes of a piano (ascending, as in the modern reckoning) from E to E: E F G A | B C D E. Placing the two tetrachords together, and the single tone at the bottom of the scale produces the Hypodorian mode (below Dorian): A | B C D E | (E) F G A. Placing the two tetrachords together, and the single tone at the top of the scale produces the Hyperdorian mode (above Dorian), which is effectively the same as the Mixolydian mode: B C D E | (E) F G A | B. Confusingly, the Greek Dorian mode is the same as the mediaeval and modern Phrygian mode. [[Im Category: ... The tetrachord is a concept of music theory borrowed from ancient Greece. ... A major second is one of three commonly occuring musical intervals that span two diatonic scale degrees; the others being the minor second, which is one semitone smaller, and the augmented second, which is one semitone larger. ... A semitone (also known in the USA as a half step) is a musical interval. ... For other uses, see Octave (disambiguation). ... The hypodorian mode, literally meaning below dorian, is a musical mode or diatonic scale of ancient Greece that was based upon the dorian tetrachord: a series of rising intervals of a semitone followed by two whole tones. ... The Mixolydian mode is a musical mode or diatonic scale. ... The Mixolydian mode is a musical mode or diatonic scale. ... Due to historical confusion, Phrygian mode can refer to two very different musical modes or diatonic scales. ...

Medieval and modern Dorian mode

The early Christian church developed a system of eight musical modes (the octoechos), which mediaeval music scholars related to the ancient Greek modes. Misinterpreting the Latin texts of Boethius, medieval modes were given the wrong Greek names. Thus, in medieval and modern music, the Dorian mode is a diatonic scale or musical mode which corresponds to the white keys of the piano from "D" to "D". It may be considered an "excerpt" of a major scale played from the pitch a whole tone above the major scale's tonic (in the key of C Major it would be D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D), i.e., a major scale played from its second scale degree up to its second degree again. The resulting scale is, however, minor (or has a minor "feel" or character) because as the "D" becomes the new tonal centre the minor third between the D and the F make us "hear minor". If we build a chord on the tonic, third and fifth, it is a minor chord. Octoechos (8 echos) is the fundamental structure for classifying and describing modes in byzantine music. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... For other people of the same name, see Boethius (disambiguation). ... In music theory, a diatonic scale (from the Greek diatonikos, to stretch out; also known as the heptatonia prima; set form 7-35) is a seven-note musical scale comprising five whole-tone and two half-tone steps, in which the half tones are maximally separated. ... This article is about modes as used in music. ... In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. ... Pitch is the perceived fundamental frequency of a sound. ... The musical interval of a major second — also called a whole-tone — is the relationship between the first note (the root or tonic) and the second note in a major scale (and also a minor scale). ... The tonic is the first note of a musical scale, and in the tonal method of music composition it is extremely important. ... In music or music theory a scale degree is an individual note of a scale, both its pitch and its diatonic function. ...

The formula for this can be shown as:

Whole Step - Half Step - Whole Step - Whole Step - Whole Step - Half Step - Whole Step

or more simply:

wwhwwhw

Examples of the Dorian mode include:

• The D Dorian mode contains all notes the same as the C major scale starting on D.
• The G Dorian mode contains all notes the same as the F major scale starting on G.
• The A Dorian mode contains all notes the same as the G major scale starting on A.

The Dorian mode is symmetric, meaning that the pattern of tones and semitones (T-s-T-T-T-s-T) is the same ascending or descending. Examples of the mode's use include "What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor" and "Scarborough Fair". When played correctly, Greensleeves is also (mostly) in the Dorian mode: the difference between the Dorian mode and the modern natural minor scale is well exemplified in the relative "hardness" of the 5th note of the tune (in the modern minor scale, this note would be a semitone lower; indeed the air is often heard or sung in this "modernised", incorrect way). In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. ... In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. ... In music theory, the major scale is one of the diatonic scales. ... Symmetry is a characteristic of geometrical shapes, equations and other objects; we say that such an object is symmetric with respect to a given operation if this operation, when applied to the object, does not appear to change it. ... A semitone (also known in the USA as a half step) is a musical interval. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A setting of the first verse of Scarborough Fair Annotation: The extract of the musical score represented herewith details a variation: the last note of the second measure may be rendered E not F. Scarborough Fair is a traditional English fair, as well as a traditional English ballad. ... For the record label, see Greensleeves Records. ...

The Dorian mode is equivalent to the natural minor scale (or the Aeolian mode) but with the sixth degree raised a semi-tone. Confusingly, the medieval and modern Dorian mode is the same as the Greek Phrygian mode. A minor scale in musical theory is a diatonic scale whose third scale degree is an interval of a minor third above the tonic. ... The Aeolian mode comprises a musical mode or diatonic scale. ... Due to historical confusion, Phrygian mode can refer to two very different musical modes or diatonic scales. ...

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An acoustic guitar playing the basic Dorian mode pattern up and down. The recording is in the key of A.

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Notable compositions in Dorian mode

• "Eleanor Rigby" by The Beatles.
• "So What" by Miles Davis alternates between D and Eb.
• "Light My Fire" by The Doors (who used the Dorian mode in many of their songs).
• "Black Magic Woman" by Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.
• The main theme and many other pieces for the Halo videogame series, including Finish the Fight, the Halo 3 Fanfare
• "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson
• "YYZ" by Rush in F#.
• "La Villa Strangiato" by Rush in D.
• "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf.
• "Rooster" by Alice in Chains
• "Cosmik Debris" by Frank Zappa
• "Theme from Exodus" ("This Land Is Mine") 1960-1961 by Ernest Gold.
• "Mad World" by Gary Jules (Original version by Tears for Fears)
• "Scarborough Fair" (English folk tune in E Dorian made popular by Simon and Garfunkel)
• "Reptilia" by The Strokes in B
• The Gregorian Chant played in the Temple of Time in The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• "The Place I'll Return to Someday" in D, from the Final Fantasy IX soundtrack, played in the starting menu. The only expection is the occasional use of G#, borrowed from A harmonic minor
• "To Victory" from the soundtrack to the feature film 300 takes its main theme from the ancient Dorian mode (modern Phrygian); this is appropriate as Sparta was part of Doric Greece.
• "Scar Tissue" by "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
• "Give it to Me Baby" by Rick James
• "Razor Blade Alley" by Madness
• "In the Presence of Enemies" by Dream Theater
• "Down in a Hole" by Alice in Chains
• "Mothership Connection" by Parliament
• "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd
• "Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)" by Iron Maiden. The riff in the beginning is in A Dorian
• "Fêtes" by Claude Debussy
• "One" by Metallica
• "15 Step" by Radiohead

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External links

• Dorian mode in six positions for guitar at GOSK.com