G# Locrian #2 Guitar Scale

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

Notes

G♯
A♯
B
C♯
D
E
F♯

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

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

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Same scale in other keys