D# Locrian #2 Guitar Scale

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

Notes

D♯
E♯
F♯
G♯
A
B
C♯

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

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

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Same scale in other keys