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Fig. 1 · G Locrian on the keyboard

piano scale

G Locrian

G1A♭♭2B♭♭3C4D♭♭5E♭♭6F♭7

The only mode of the major scale whose fifth is diminished, which is why its tonic chord cannot rest.

on guitaron ukulele

Written out

Fig. 2 · G Locrian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

GHA♭WB♭WCHD♭WE♭WFWG

What is true of it

G Locrian is G, A♭, B♭, C, D♭, E♭ and F, and back to G.

Its steps are H – W – W – H – W – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, G Phrygian differs from it by exactly one note.

Chords made only of these notes

CmminorCm7minor seventhD♭majorD♭maj7major seventhE♭majorE♭7dominant seventhFmminorFm7minor seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on G

G DorianmodeG PhrygianmodeG LydianmodeG majormajorG natural minorminorG harmonic minorminor

C locC♯ locD♭ locD locD♯ locE♭ locE locF locall 374