The D Locrian scale
All notes of the D Locrian scale: D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C. 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
- 1D
- 2Eb
- 3F
- 4G
- 5Ab
- 6Bb
- 7C
Steps in semitones: 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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