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 | B♭m | minor |
| iv | Cm | minor |
| V | D♭ | Major |
| VI | E♭ | Major |
| vii | Fm | 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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