Ab Locrian #2 Guitar Scale

6-string guitar  ·  Mode VI mel.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

A♭
B♭
C♭
D♭
E♭♭
F♭
G♭

Solfège : La♭ – Si♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭

Interval Structure

A♭ T B♭ ½T C♭ T D♭ ½T E♭♭ T F♭ T G♭ A♭+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Ab)Quality
A♭° diminished
ii° B♭° diminished
iii C♭m minor
iv D♭m minor
V+ E♭♭+ augmented
VI F♭ Major
VII G♭ Major

About this scale

Locrian #2 is more stable than standard Locrian thanks to its major 2nd. On guitar, it is used over iiø7 chords in ii-V-i minor cadences. Its natural 2nd allows more fluid phrases than pure Locrian while maintaining the characteristic b5 ambiguity.

See fretboard positions for Ab Locrian #2 on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys