About the A flat Locrian #2 scale
A flat Locrian #2 is used for jazz soloing over half-diminished chords. Think of it as a locrian scale rescued a little by a natural second. It is A♭ Natural Minor with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭♭, F♭, and G♭. The formula is W H W H W W W. It is the sixth mode of C♭ Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Half-Diminished and Aeolian ♭5.
Four of the notes in A♭ Locrian ♯2 are black keys, A♭, B♭, D♭, and G♭.
Chords in the key of A flat Locrian #2
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
A flat diminished over C flat (1st inversion)
B flat diminished over D flat (1st inversion)
C flat minor over E double flat (1st inversion)
D flat minor over F flat (1st inversion)
E double flat augmented over G flat (1st inversion)
F flat over A flat (1st inversion)
G flat over B flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in A flat Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
A flat minor seven flat five
B flat minor seven flat five
C flat minor major seven
D flat minor seven
E double flat major seven sharp five
F flat seven
G flat seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AbA♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CbC♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DbD♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EbbE♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | FbF♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | GbG♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H W H W W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-2-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A flat | B flat | C flat | D flat | E double flat | F flat | G flat | A flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Locrian #2 in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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