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