Es Locrian Scale
The Es Locrian scale contains 7 notes: Es, Fes, Ges, As, H♭♭, Ces, Des.
Es 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.
Es Locrian uses the same notes as E Duuri, started from degree 7 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
Es 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 Es Locrian
| Sävelaste | Sävel | Intervalli | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Es | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | Fes | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | Ges | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | As | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | H♭♭ | TT | 6 |
| 6 | Ces | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | Des | m7 | 10 |
Chords in Es Locrian
These are the triads built on each degree of Es Locrian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on Es
Every scale type that starts on Es, for comparison.
- E♭ major
- Es Dorian
- Es Phrygian
- Es Lydian
- Es Mixolydian
- Es Harmonic Minor
- Es Melodic Minor
- Es Harmonic Major
- Es Hungarian Minor
- Es Phrygian Dominant
- Es Lydian Dominant
- Es Major Pentatonic
- Es Minor Pentatonic
- Es Blues
- Es Whole Tone
- Es Chromatic
- Es Half-Whole Diminished
- Es Whole-Half Diminished
- Es Bebop Dominant
- Es Bebop Major
Locrian in every key
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What notes are in the Es Locrian scale?
The Es Locrian scale has 7 notes: Es, Fes, Ges, As, H♭♭, Ces, Des.
What is the formula for the Es Locrian scale?
The Es 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 Es Locrian derived from?
Es Locrian is the mode of E Duuri that starts on its 7 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the Es Locrian scale?
The triads built from the Es Locrian scale are Esdim, Fes, Gesm, Asm, H♭♭, Ces, Desm.
