A Dorian Melody Generator — Free MIDI
Roll A Dorian melodies from A, B, C, D, E, F#, G and download the MIDI. Set the contour and density, keep the ones you like. Free, no sign-up.
Notes: C5 – E5 – A5 – F#5 – G5 – C6 – C6 – F#5 – E5 – B4 – C5 – B4 – D5 – C5 – A5
The raised sixth is the note to hang a melody on: sitting on it over the minor tonic is what makes Dorian sound like Dorian rather than plain minor, and it is why the IV chord comes out major. A minor scale with a raised sixth. That one note lifts it out of the sadness of natural minor into something cooler and more open — minor, but not mournful. In A Dorian that plays out over A, B, C, D, E, F#, G — 1 sharp (F#). Set a contour and a density, roll until a line catches your ear, and download exactly what you heard as MIDI.
The notes of the A Dorian scale
| Degree | 1 | 2 | b3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | b7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | A | B | C | D | E | F# | G |
Key signature: 1 sharp (F#).
Step pattern
- W
- H
- W
- W
- W
- H
- W
W is a whole step (two semitones), H a half step (one), W+H a three-semitone jump. The pattern adds up to the octave.
A Dorian on the keyboard
The tonic is the darkest key; every other highlighted key belongs to the scale.
Chords in the key of A Dorian
Stack a third and a fifth from the scale on every degree and you get the chords that belong to this key. Tick diatonic chords before downloading to put all 7 of them in the MIDI file after the scale itself.
| Numeral | Chord | Notes | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| i | Am | A – C – E | minor |
| ii | Bm | B – D – F# | minor |
| bIII | C | C – E – G | major |
| IV | D | D – F# – A | major |
| v | Em | E – G – B | minor |
| vi° | F#° | F# – A – C | diminished |
| bVII | G | G – B – D | major |
Related keys
- A Major — parallel major — the same tonic, a different third
- G Major — parent major scale — this mode is its notes started from a different degree
The other modes of these notes
Start the same seven notes on a different degree and you get a different mode. These six share every note with A Dorian and differ only in which one is home.
Where the Dorian scale is used
modal jazz, funk, house and deep house vamps, folk tunes, and film cues that want minor without grief.
How it works
Pick a key and scale, then roll melody until something catches your ear. The generator writes each line note by note: it favours stepwise motion over leaps (the way most memorable melodies move), follows the contour you choose — rising, falling, arching, or wandering — packs the bars according to the density setting, leaves the occasional breath of rest, and always resolves to the tonic on the final note. Press play preview to hear the exact notes the download writes. This page arrives preset to A Dorian, so every roll stays inside A, B, C, D, E, F#, G and lands on A.
What can you do with a melody MIDI file?
- Drop it onto any instrument track in your DAW as a topline, hook, or counter-melody starting point.
- Edit the notes on the piano roll — keep the phrase you like, rewrite the rest.
- Roll a few variations in the same key and splice the best bars together.
A generated melody is a starting point, not a finished song. For complete arrangements — melody, chords, bass and drums that belong together — open the MIDI Maker studio and generate a full track in A Dorian.
Dorian melodies in every key
- C Dorian melodies
- Db Dorian melodies
- D Dorian melodies
- Eb Dorian melodies
- E Dorian melodies
- F Dorian melodies
- Gb Dorian melodies
- G Dorian melodies
- Ab Dorian melodies
- Bb Dorian melodies
- B Dorian melodies
More melody scales starting on A
- A Major melodies
- A Phrygian melodies
- A Lydian melodies
- A Mixolydian melodies
- A Minor melodies
- A Locrian melodies
- A Major Pentatonic melodies
- A Minor Pentatonic melodies
- A Blues melodies
- A Harmonic Minor melodies
- A Melodic Minor melodies
Or head back to the melody generator to build any combination yourself.
Keep building: scales, chords and drums
- A Dorian scale MIDI
- I–V–vi–IV in A Major
- vi–IV–I–V in A Major
- I–IV–V–IV in A Major
- I–vi–IV–V in A Major
- Drum MIDI generator
- Audio to MIDI converter
Frequently asked questions
What notes will a A Dorian melody use?
Every generated melody draws only from the A Dorian scale — A, B, C, D, E, F#, G, which is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 against the major scale — across roughly an octave and a half starting at A4, and always resolves to the tonic A on its final note.
What makes a melody sound like Dorian rather than any other scale?
The raised sixth is the note to hang a melody on: sitting on it over the minor tonic is what makes Dorian sound like Dorian rather than plain minor, and it is why the IV chord comes out major.
Can I control the shape of the melody?
Yes — the contour control biases the melody rising, falling, arching, or wandering, and the density control (sparse, medium, busy) sets how many notes it packs into each bar. Every press of "Roll melody" generates a fresh line with those settings.
Is the generated A Dorian melody royalty-free?
Yes — each melody is generated on your device by weighted chance, not by a model trained on anyone else’s music, so it is yours to keep and royalty-free for personal and commercial projects.
Want full tracks, not just melodies?
The MIDI Maker studio rolls complete, editable arrangements — melody, chords, bass and drums — you can export to any DAW. Free, in your browser.
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