Db Locrian Scale
4-string bass · mode VII · 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♭♭
T
C♭
→
D♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | D♭° | diminished |
| II | E♭♭ | Major |
| iii | F♭m | minor |
| iv | G♭m | minor |
| V | A♭♭ | Major |
| VI | B♭♭ | Major |
| vii | C♭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.
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