Scale · Greek modes

D 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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D Locrian scale on the Guitar neck56 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FGG#A#CDD#FGA#CDD#FGG#A#CDD#FGG#A#CDD#FGG#A#CDD#FGG#A#CDD#FGG#A#CDFGG#A#CDD#FG123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. D1
  2. D#b2
  3. Fb3
  4. G4
  5. G#b5
  6. A#b6
  7. Cb7

Also written as D · Eb · F · G · Ab · Bb · C.

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 D Locrian. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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