About the C Bebop Locrian scale
C Bebop Locrian is used for bebop solos over half-diminished chords. Think of it as a locrian scale filled out with a chromatic passing tone. It is C Spanish Heptatonic with the third raised.
Its notes are C, D♭, E♭, F, F♯, G, A♭, and B♭. The formula is H W W H H H W W. It is the third mode of A♭ Bebop Dominant.
One open-string note belongs to C Bebop Locrian, namely G. The 3rd fret of the A string is the lowest C on the neck.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DbD♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | EbE♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F#F♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | GG | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | AbA♭ | Minor 6th |
| 8 | BbB♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W W H H H W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-2-1-1-1-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Locrian in other keys
D flat Bebop Locrian scaleD Bebop Locrian scaleE flat Bebop Locrian scaleE Bebop Locrian scaleF Bebop Locrian scaleG flat Bebop Locrian scaleG Bebop Locrian scaleA flat Bebop Locrian scaleA Bebop Locrian scaleB flat Bebop Locrian scaleB Bebop Locrian scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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