About the C Locrian Major scale
C Locrian Major is used for jazz solos and dissonant, unsettled passages. Think of it as a scale with a major third but a flat fifth, unstable and strange.
Its notes are C, D, E, F, G♭, A♭, and B♭. The formula is W W H H W W W. It is the fourth mode of G♭ Leading Whole Tone.
On the piano, the key touches the black keys G♭, A♭, and B♭. This mode lines up four white keys back to back.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 2nd |
| 3 | EE | Major 3rd |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | GbG♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | AbA♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | BbB♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W W H H W W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-1-1-2-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | C | D | E | F | G flat | A flat | B flat | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Locrian Major in other keys
D flat Locrian Major scaleD Locrian Major scaleE flat Locrian Major scaleE Locrian Major scaleF Locrian Major scaleG flat Locrian Major scaleG Locrian Major scaleA flat Locrian Major scaleA Locrian Major scaleB flat Locrian Major scaleB Locrian Major scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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