The dominant key: the key a fifth above, in the mode this key's third names.
The fifth is measured from the tonic, so a key that is not a plain major or
minor answers with the same move: the dominant of G mixolydian is D major and
the dominant of D dorian is A minor.
The dominant key: the key a fifth above, in the mode this key's third names.
The fifth is measured from the tonic, so a key that is not a plain major or minor answers with the same move: the dominant of G mixolydian is D major and the dominant of D dorian is A minor.