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