Ab 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 Ab) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | A♭° | diminished |
| II | B♭♭ | Major |
| iii | C♭m | minor |
| iv | D♭m | minor |
| V | E♭♭ | Major |
| VI | F♭ | Major |
| vii | G♭m | 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.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for Ab Locrian in the interactive app.
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