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