About the D Locrian #2 scale
D 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 D Natural Minor with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are D, E, F, G, A♭, B♭, and C. The formula is W H W H W W W. It is the sixth mode of F Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Half-Diminished and Aeolian ♭5.
D Locrian ♯2 uses two black keys on the piano, A♭ and B♭. Ascending through the mode, four white keys fall in a row.
Chords in the key of D Locrian #2
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
D diminished over F (1st inversion)
E diminished over G (1st inversion)
F minor over A flat (1st inversion)
G minor over B flat (1st inversion)
A flat augmented over C (1st inversion)
B flat over D (1st inversion)
C over E (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in D Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
D minor seven flat five
E minor seven flat five
F minor major seven
G minor seven
A flat major seven sharp five
B flat seven
C seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DD | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EE | Major 2nd |
| 3 | FF | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GG | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | AbA♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | BbB♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | CC | 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 | D | E | F | G | A flat | B flat | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 #2 in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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