C♯ Locrian Scale
The C♯ Locrian scale contains 7 notes: C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A, B.
C♯ Locrian scale on the piano
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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.
C♯ Locrian uses the same notes as D Ματζόρε, started from degree 7 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
C♯ 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 C♯ Locrian
| Βαθμίδα | Νότα | Διάστημα | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | D | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | E | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | F♯ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | G | TT | 6 |
| 6 | A | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | B | m7 | 10 |
Chords in C♯ Locrian
These are the triads built on each degree of C♯ Locrian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on C♯
Every scale type that starts on C♯, for comparison.
- C♯ major
- C♯ Dorian
- C♯ Phrygian
- C♯ Lydian
- C♯ Mixolydian
- C♯ Harmonic Minor
- C♯ Melodic Minor
- C♯ Harmonic Major
- C♯ Hungarian Minor
- C♯ Phrygian Dominant
- C♯ Lydian Dominant
- C♯ Major Pentatonic
- C♯ Minor Pentatonic
- C♯ Blues
- C♯ Whole Tone
- C♯ Chromatic
- C♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- C♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- C♯ Bebop Dominant
- C♯ Bebop Major
Locrian in every key
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What notes are in the C♯ Locrian scale?
The C♯ Locrian scale has 7 notes: C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A, B.
What is the formula for the C♯ Locrian scale?
The C♯ 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 C♯ Locrian derived from?
C♯ Locrian is the mode of D Ματζόρε that starts on its 7 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the C♯ Locrian scale?
The triads built from the C♯ Locrian scale are C♯dim, D, Em, F♯m, G, A, Bm.
