Bb Locrian Scale
4-string bass · mode VII · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
B♭
C♭
D♭
E♭
F♭
G♭
A♭
Solfège : Si♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭ – La♭
Interval Structure
B♭
½T
C♭
T
D♭
T
E♭
½T
F♭
T
G♭
T
A♭
→
B♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Bb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | B♭° | diminished |
| II | C♭ | Major |
| iii | D♭m | minor |
| iv | E♭m | minor |
| V | F♭ | Major |
| VI | G♭ | Major |
| vii | A♭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 Bb Locrian in the interactive app.
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