The Bb Locrian scale
All notes of the Bb Locrian scale: Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab. 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
- 1Bb
- 2Cb
- 3Db
- 4Eb
- 5Fb
- 6Gb
- 7Ab
Steps in semitones: 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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