Scale · Greek modes

C Locrian

The most unstable mode: a diminished fifth and nowhere comfortable to rest. It shows up in passing, over half-diminished chords.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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C Locrian scale on the Guitar neck54 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#CD#FF#G#A#CC#D#FG#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#G#A#CC#FF#G#A#CC#D#FF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. C1
  2. C#b2
  3. D#b3
  4. F4
  5. F#b5
  6. G#b6
  7. A#b7

Also written as C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · Ab · Bb.

Formula

H · W · W · H · W · W · W

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · b2 · b3 · 4 · b5 · b6 · b7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside C Locrian. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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