About the B flat Locrian #2 scale
B 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 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.
Five of the notes in B♭ Locrian ♯2 are black keys, B♭, D♭, E♭, G♭, and A♭.
Chords in the key of B flat Locrian #2
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
B flat diminished over D flat (1st inversion)
C diminished over E flat (1st inversion)
D flat minor over F flat (1st inversion)
E flat minor over G flat (1st inversion)
F flat augmented over A flat (1st inversion)
G flat over B flat (1st inversion)
A flat over C (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in B flat Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
B flat minor seven flat five
C minor seven flat five
D flat minor major seven
E flat minor seven
F flat major seven sharp five
G flat seven
A flat seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CC | Major 2nd |
| 3 | DbD♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | EbE♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | FbF♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | GbG♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | AbA♭ | 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 flat | C | D flat | E flat | F flat | G flat | A flat | B flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
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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