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