A Locrian Scale
4-string bass · mode VII · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A
B♭
C
D
E♭
F
G
Solfège : La – Si♭ – Do – Ré – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol
Interval Structure
A
½T
B♭
T
C
T
D
½T
E♭
T
F
T
G
→
A+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | A° | diminished |
| II | B♭ | Major |
| iii | Cm | minor |
| iv | Dm | minor |
| V | E♭ | Major |
| VI | F | Major |
| vii | Gm | minor |
About this scale
The Locrian mode, with its diminished 5th (b5), is the most unstable diatonic mode. Rarely used in its pure form, it appears mainly on half-diminished (iiø7) chords in jazz cadences. Bass players use it as a passing color to reinforce harmonic instability.
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