D Locrian ♭♭7 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VII harm. maj.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

D
E♭
F
G
A♭
B♭
C♭

Solfège : Ré – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol – La♭ – Si♭ – Do♭

Interval Structure

D ½T E♭ T F T G ½T A♭ T B♭ ½T C♭ D+oct. T+½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in D)Quality
diminished
II E♭ Major
iii° diminished
iv Gm minor
v A♭m minor
VI B♭ Major
VII+ C♭+ 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 D Locrian ♭♭7 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys