About the F Bebop Locrian scale
F Bebop Locrian is used for bebop solos over half-diminished chords. Think of it as a locrian scale filled out with a chromatic passing tone. It is F Spanish Heptatonic with the third raised.
Its notes are F, G♭, A♭, B♭, B, C, D♭, and E♭. The formula is H W W H H H W W. It is the third mode of D♭ Bebop Dominant.
An unfretted guitar already sounds B from this scale. The lowest F on a standard-tuned guitar sits at the 1st fret of the low E string. A capo at the first fret brings F Bebop Locrian within reach of E-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
8-position system
8 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | FF | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GbG♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | AbA♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | BbB♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | BB | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | CC | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | DbD♭ | Minor 6th |
| 8 | EbE♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W W H H H W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-2-1-1-1-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Locrian in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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