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