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