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About the C sharp Locrian scale
C sharp Locrian is used for jazz soloing over half-diminished chords and tense, dissonant passages. Think of it as the most unstable mode of all, restless and unresolved. It is C♯ Phrygian with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A, and B. The formula is H W W H W W W. It is the seventh mode of D Major.
Two of the notes in C♯ Locrian are black keys, C♯ and F♯.
Chords in the key of C sharp Locrian
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Position 2 of 3
C sharp diminished over E (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
D over F sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
E minor over G (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
F sharp minor over A (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
G over B (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
A over C sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
B minor over D (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in C sharp Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
C sharp minor seven flat five
D major seven
E minor seven
F sharp minor seven
G major seven
A seven
B minor seven
Progressions in C sharp Locrian
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | C#C♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | EE | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | GG | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | AA | Minor 6th |
| 7 | BB | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W W H W W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-2-1-2-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | C sharp | D | E | F sharp | G | A | B | C sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Locrian in other keys
C Locrian scaleD Locrian scaleD sharp Locrian scaleE Locrian scaleF Locrian scaleF sharp Locrian scaleG Locrian scaleG sharp Locrian scaleA Locrian scaleA sharp Locrian scaleB Locrian scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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