Ab Locrian nat.6 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode II harm.  ·  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+½T F ½T G♭ A♭+oct. T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in Ab)Quality
A♭° diminished
II+ B♭♭+ augmented
iii C♭m minor
IV D♭ Major
V E♭♭ Major
vi° diminished
vii G♭m minor

About this scale

Locrian nat.6 (mode II of the harmonic minor) is a Locrian with a natural major 6th instead of the b6. This natural 6th slightly softens Locrian's instability and is preferred by some jazz musicians for improvising over half-diminished chords.

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Same scale in other keys