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
diminished
ii° diminished
iii Fm minor
iv Gm 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