D♭ Locrian ♮2 scale: notes, chords and guitar positions

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D♭ Locrian ♮2

Natural 2nd on a Locrian base. A smoother half-diminished.

Where you hear it: Over m7♭5 chords.

Key signature 7♭ (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭ F♭)as C♭ major / A♭ minor, plus A♭♭ B♭♭ written in

Step pattern W – H – W – H – W – W – W

Parent scale: E melodic minor (starts on its 6th degree)
Compared with D♭ major: ♭3 F → F♭, ♭5 A♭ → A♭♭, ♭6 B♭ → B♭♭, ♭7 C → C♭
Compared with D♭ natural minor: ♭5 A♭ → A♭♭

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D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitar

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in the pentatonic r ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭7: playedother notes of Locrian ♮2: not playedPlay runs up the position from its lowest note and back down; Sample melody plays a short tune using only its notes. Tap a position's name to see it on the neck.

Modes with the same notes as D♭ Locrian ♮2

E Melodic minor1st degree F♯ Dorian ♭22nd degree G Lydian augmented3rd degree A Lydian dominant4th degree B Mixolydian ♭65th degree D♭ Locrian ♮26th degree E♭ Altered7th degree

Every chord in D♭ Locrian ♮2

D♭m7♭51/15
easyfret 4· shell
E♭m7♭51/12
easyfret 1
F♭m(maj7)1/8
mediumfret 7
G♭m71/15
easyfret 2· shell
A♭♭maj7♯51/10
easyfret 3· shell
B♭♭71/22
easyopen
C♭71/19
easyopen

Each chord stacks every other note of the scale (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th). Tap a row to hear it.

Iconic progressions in D♭ Locrian ♮2

A few well-known chord loops that bring out this scale’s sound. Play one through, or tap a chord to hear it.

i° – iv
Half-diminished tonic moving to a minor 7th chord. The natural 2nd makes this the least unstable of the Locrian-type modes.
i° – ♭VI – ♭VII
A diminished home chord with two major chords above it, ♭VI and ♭VII, climbing in steps.

Sus and extension chords from each chord

From D♭dim you can go through the 2nd of the scale to sus2 and 9 chords, through the 4th to sus4 and 11, and so on. All seven chords of D♭ Locrian ♮2.

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i° D♭m7♭5

Notes: D♭ F♭ A♭♭ C♭

fret 4 · 1/9

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ii° E♭m7♭5

Notes: E♭ G♭ B♭♭ D♭

fret 1 · 1/9

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♭iii F♭m(maj7)

Notes: F♭ A♭♭ C♭ E♭

fret 7 · 1/5

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iv G♭m7

Notes: G♭ B♭♭ D♭ F♭

fret 2 · 1/10

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♭V+ A♭♭maj7♯5

Notes: A♭♭ C♭ E♭ G♭

fret 3 · 1/6

Closest shape: leaves out a colour note.

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♭VI B♭♭7

Notes: B♭♭ D♭ F♭ A♭♭

open · 1/13

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♭VII C♭7

Notes: C♭ E♭ G♭ B♭♭

open · 1/12

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Scale

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Click

bpm

DroneE2

Drums

Bass

Colour key

R234p567

Each colour is a scale degree, counted from the key. A ♭ or ♯ note keeps its degree's colour: ♭3 is still amber.

D♭ Locrian ♮2

Natural 2nd on a Locrian base. A smoother half-diminished.

Where you hear it: Over m7♭5 chords.

Key signature 7♭ (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭ C♭ F♭)as C♭ major / A♭ minor, plus A♭♭ B♭♭ written in

Step pattern W – H – W – H – W – W – W

Parent scale: E melodic minor (starts on its 6th degree)
Compared with D♭ major: ♭3 F → F♭, ♭5 A♭ → A♭♭, ♭6 B♭ → B♭♭, ♭7 C → C♭
Compared with D♭ natural minor: ♭5 A♭ → A♭♭

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D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitar

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Shapes

Extra notes

Pick a position below to outline it on the neck.

Modes with the same notes as D♭ Locrian ♮2

E Melodic minor1st degree F♯ Dorian ♭22nd degree G Lydian augmented3rd degree A Lydian dominant4th degree B Mixolydian ♭65th degree D♭ Locrian ♮26th degree E♭ Altered7th degree

Every chord in D♭ Locrian ♮2

D♭m7♭51/15
easyfret 4· shell
E♭m7♭51/12
easyfret 1
F♭m(maj7)1/8
mediumfret 7
G♭m71/15
easyfret 2· shell
A♭♭maj7♯51/10
easyfret 3· shell
B♭♭71/22
easyopen
C♭71/19
easyopen

Each chord stacks every other note of the scale (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th). Tap a row to hear it.

Iconic progressions in D♭ Locrian ♮2

A few well-known chord loops that bring out this scale’s sound. Play one through, or tap a chord to hear it.

i° – iv
Half-diminished tonic moving to a minor 7th chord. The natural 2nd makes this the least unstable of the Locrian-type modes.
i° – ♭VI – ♭VII
A diminished home chord with two major chords above it, ♭VI and ♭VII, climbing in steps.

Sus and extension chords from each chord

From D♭dim you can go through the 2nd of the scale to sus2 and 9 chords, through the 4th to sus4 and 11, and so on. All seven chords of D♭ Locrian ♮2.

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i° D♭m7♭5

Notes: D♭ F♭ A♭♭ C♭

fret 4 · 1/9

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ii° E♭m7♭5

Notes: E♭ G♭ B♭♭ D♭

fret 1 · 1/9

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♭iii F♭m(maj7)

Notes: F♭ A♭♭ C♭ E♭

fret 7 · 1/5

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iv G♭m7

Notes: G♭ B♭♭ D♭ F♭

fret 2 · 1/10

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♭V+ A♭♭maj7♯5

Notes: A♭♭ C♭ E♭ G♭

fret 3 · 1/6

Closest shape: leaves out a colour note.

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♭VI B♭♭7

Notes: B♭♭ D♭ F♭ A♭♭

open · 1/13

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♭VII C♭7

Notes: C♭ E♭ G♭ B♭♭

open · 1/12

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Scales and modes

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D♭ Locrian ♮2

D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitar

Modes with the same notes as D♭ Locrian ♮2

Every chord in D♭ Locrian ♮2

Iconic progressions in D♭ Locrian ♮2

i° – iv

i° – ♭VI – ♭VII

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Scales and modes

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D♭ Locrian ♮2

D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitar

Modes with the same notes as D♭ Locrian ♮2

Every chord in D♭ Locrian ♮2

Iconic progressions in D♭ Locrian ♮2

i° – iv

i° – ♭VI – ♭VII

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Colour keyi

D♭ Locrian ♮2

D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitari

Modes with the same notes as D♭ Locrian ♮2

Every chord in D♭ Locrian ♮2

Iconic progressions in D♭ Locrian ♮2

i° – iv

i° – ♭VI – ♭VII

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Colour keyi

D♭ Locrian ♮2

D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitari

Modes with the same notes as D♭ Locrian ♮2

Every chord in D♭ Locrian ♮2

Iconic progressions in D♭ Locrian ♮2

i° – iv

i° – ♭VI – ♭VII

Sus and extension chords from each chord

Colour key

D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitar

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D♭ Locrian ♮2 on the guitar