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Ab Locrian Scale

The Ab Locrian scale has a dense, dissonant atmosphere. Used over Abm7b5 chords in jazz guitar, its flat 5th and flat 2nd create maximum tension and darkness for advanced harmonic contexts.

Also known as

  • G# Locrian
  • Ab Locrian Mode
  • G# Locrian Mode

Formula

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

AbABDbDEGb

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the Ab Locrian scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

i° G# dim
II A Major
iii B Minor
iv C# Minor
V D Major
VI E Major
vii F# Minor
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Related Scales

Other Ab Scales

MajorMinorHarmonic MinorMelodic MinorMajor PentatonicMinor PentatonicMinor BluesMajor BluesDorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianHarmonic Major

Other Locrian Scales

CC#DEbEFF#GABbB