C Locrian #2 Guitar Scale

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

Notes

C
D
E♭
F
G♭
A♭
B♭

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in C)Quality
diminished
ii° diminished
iii E♭m minor
iv Fm minor
V+ G♭+ augmented
VI A♭ Major
VII B♭ 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 C Locrian #2 on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys