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