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