Gis Locrian Scale: Notes, Formula & Chords

Gis Locrian scale on the piano

Gis – A – H – Cis – D – E – Fis

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Scale type: Locrian
Number of notes: 7
Formel: H–W–W–H–W–W–W
Parent scale: A Dur (degree 7)

What is the Locrian scale?

Locrian is the seventh mode of the major scale — a minor scale with both a lowered second and a lowered fifth. Because the fifth is diminished the tonic chord is unstable, so Locrian is used over half-diminished chords rather than as a key.

Gis Locrian uses the same notes as A Dur, started from degree 7 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.

Gis Locrian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.

Scale degrees of Gis Locrian

Trin	Node	Interval	Semitones
1	Gis	P1	0
2	A	m2	1
3	H	m3	3
4	Cis	P4	5
5	D	TT	6
6	E	m6	8
7	Fis	m7	10

Chords in Gis Locrian

These are the triads built on each degree of Gis Locrian using only notes from the scale.

Other scales on Gis

Every scale type that starts on Gis, for comparison.

Locrian in every key

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What notes are in the Gis Locrian scale?

The Gis Locrian scale has 7 notes: Gis, A, H, Cis, D, E, Fis.

What is the formula for the Gis Locrian scale?

The Gis Locrian scale follows the step pattern H–W–W–H–W–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.

What scale is Gis Locrian derived from?

Gis Locrian is the mode of A Dur that starts on its 7 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.

What chords are in the Gis Locrian scale?

The triads built from the Gis Locrian scale are Gisdim, A, Hm, Cism, D, E, Fism.