The B Locrian scale
All notes of the B Locrian scale: B, C, D, E, F, G, A. The only mode with a diminished fifth above the tonic, which is why it rarely stands on its own.
Locrian is one of the seven modes — what a mode is, with all seven to listen to.
The notes
- 1B
- 2C
- 3D
- 4E
- 5F
- 6G
- 7A
Steps in semitones: 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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