About the D flat Locrian #2 scale
D flat 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.
On the piano, D♭ Locrian ♯2 touches the black keys D♭, E♭, and G♭.
Chords in the key of D flat Locrian #2
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
D flat diminished over F flat (1st inversion)
E flat diminished over G flat (1st inversion)
F flat minor over A double flat (1st inversion)
G flat minor over B double flat (1st inversion)
A double flat augmented over C flat (1st inversion)
B double flat over D flat (1st inversion)
C flat over E flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in D flat Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
D flat minor seven flat five
E flat minor seven flat five
F flat minor major seven
G flat minor seven
A double flat major seven sharp five
B double flat seven
C flat seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | DbD♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | EbE♭ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | FbF♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | GbG♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | AbbA♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | BbbB♭♭ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | CbC♭ | 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 flat | E flat | F flat | G flat | A double flat | B double flat | C flat | D flat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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