Ab Locrian ♭♭7 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VII harm. maj.  ·  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♭ ½T G♭♭ A♭+oct. T+½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Ab)Quality
A♭° diminished
II B♭♭ Major
iii° C♭° diminished
iv D♭m minor
v E♭♭m minor
VI F♭ Major
VII+ G♭♭+ augmented

About this scale

Mode VII of the harmonic major: Locrian with a doubly flattened seventh. It contains a complete diminished 7 arpeggio and is used over dim7 chords while keeping a Phrygian color.

See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Ab Locrian ♭♭7 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys