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Standard
Scales
Chords
G
Locrian
Frets: 0 - 24

Formula
Notes

m2-M2-M2-m2-M2-M2
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G
F
C
A♭
E♭
B♭
F
1
D♭
2
G
B♭
F
C
G
3
A♭
E♭
D♭
A♭
4
C
G
5
B♭
F
D♭
A♭
E♭
B♭
6
7
C
G
E♭
B♭
F
C
8
D♭
A♭
D♭
9
F
C
G
10
E♭
B♭
D♭
A♭
E♭
11
G
12
F
C
A♭
E♭
B♭
F
13
D♭
14
G
B♭
F
C
G
15
A♭
E♭
D♭
A♭
16
C
G
17
B♭
F
D♭
A♭
E♭
B♭
18
19
C
G
E♭
B♭
F
C
20
D♭
A♭
D♭
21
F
C
G
22
E♭
B♭
D♭
A♭
E♭
23
G
24

Basic Scale Information

  • Name: Locrian Scale
  • Type: Diatonic scale (mode of the major scale)
  • Formula: 1 – ♭2 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – ♭6 – ♭7
  • Relation with Major Scale: It is the seventh degree of the major scale. For example, B Locrian contains the same notes as C major.

Theoretical Aspects

  • Sound Character: The Locrian scale is considered the most unstable and dissonant among the diatonic scales. Its characteristic interval is the diminished fifth (♭5), which makes the chord built on the tonic a diminished chord. It has a dark, restless, and unstable character.
  • Typical Chord: m7♭5 (half-diminished) (e.g., Bm7♭5)
  • Modal Context: Little used in traditional tonal music, it is explored in jazz, experimental, or cinematic contexts for its unusual and unstable sound.
  • Harmonic Use: Often used on half-diminished seventh chords in minor II–V–I progressions, or in modal pieces with a dark color.

Musical Context

  1. Musical Styles: Jazz, Experimental metal, Fusion, Contemporary music
  2. Songs using the scale:
    • Nardis – Miles Davis
    • YYZ – Rush (some sections)
    • Equinox – John Coltrane
    • Angel of Death – Slayer (Locrian influences)
    • Blackened – Metallica (modal influences)
  3. Evoked Atmosphere: Tense, dark, unstable, mysterious, often associated with feelings of danger or uneasiness.

Chords in Scale

G
G Diminished
G Half Diminished 7
A♭
A♭ Major
A♭ Major 6
A♭ Major 7
A♭ Major 9
A♭ Major 11
A♭ Major 13
A♭ Power chord
A♭ Suspended Second
A♭ Suspended Fourth
B♭
B♭ Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
B♭ Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
B♭ Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
B♭ Power chord
B♭ Suspended Second
B♭ Suspended Fourth
B♭ Minor
B♭ Minor 7
B♭ Minor 9
B♭ Minor 11
C
C Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
C Power chord
C Suspended Fourth
C Minor
C Minor 6
C Minor 7
D♭
D♭ Major
D♭ Major 6
D♭ Major 7
D♭ Major 9
D♭ Power chord
D♭ Suspended Second
E♭
E♭ Major
E♭ Major Dominant 7
E♭ Major Dominant 9
E♭ Major Dominant 11
E♭ Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
E♭ Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
E♭ Major Dominant 13 Suspended 4
E♭ Major Dominant 13
E♭ Major 6
E♭ Power chord
E♭ Suspended Second
E♭ Suspended Fourth
F
F Major Dominant 7 Suspended 4
F Major Dominant 9 Suspended 4
F Power chord
F Suspended Second
F Suspended Fourth
F Minor
F Minor 6
F Minor 13
F Minor 7
F Minor 9
F Minor 11