About the B Locrian #2 scale
B 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 B Natural Minor with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are B, C♯, D, E, F, G, and A. The formula is W H W H W W W. It is the sixth mode of D Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Half-Diminished and Aeolian ♭5.
B Locrian ♯2 uses one black key on the piano, C♯. The mode lines up five white keys back to back.
Chords in the key of B Locrian #2
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
B diminished over D (1st inversion)
C sharp diminished over E (1st inversion)
D minor over F (1st inversion)
E minor over G (1st inversion)
F augmented over A (1st inversion)
G over B (1st inversion)
A over C sharp (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in B Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
B minor seven flat five
C sharp minor seven flat five
D minor major seven
E minor seven
F major seven sharp five
G seven
A seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | C#C♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | DD | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | FF | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | GG | Minor 6th |
| 7 | AA | 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 | B | C sharp | D | E | F | G | A | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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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