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