Scales
Scale Notes & Info
Scale: C bebop locrian
Description: A bebop treatment of the Locrian or half-diminished sound, often derived as Locrian ♮2 with an added passing tone. It is used in modern jazz vocabulary over m7♭5 chords to align chord tones with the beat while preserving the dark, unstable Locrian flavour.
Notes (pitch classes): C, C#, D#, F, F#, G, G#, A#
Intervals (formula): 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6m, 7m
| Degree | Note | Note+Octave | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | C3 | 0 | 1P |
| 2 | C# | F3 | 0 | 1P |
| 3 | D# | G3 | 0 | 1P |
| 4 | F | F3 | 5 | 4P |
| 5 | F# | F#3 | 0 | 1P |
| 6 | G | G3 | 7 | 5P |
| 7 | G# | G#3 | 0 | 1P |
| 8 | A# | A#3 | 0 | 1P |