Eb Locrian scale
Seventh chords
Notes and intervals
| 1 | Eb | Root |
| 2 | Fb | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | Gb | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | Ab | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | Bbb | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | Cb | Minor 6th |
| 7 | Db | Minor 7th |
About the Eb Locrian scale
The Eb Locrian scale is built from Eb – Fb – Gb – Ab – Bbb – Cb – Db. It has a flat fifth that keeps it from ever settling on home, and you will hear it in jazz soloing over half-diminished chords and tense, dissonant passages.
Related scales
Locrian in other keys
Other scales on Eb
FAQ
What notes are in the Eb Locrian scale?
The Eb Locrian scale contains Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab, Bbb, Cb, Db.
What chords are in the key of Eb Locrian?
The diatonic triads in Eb Locrian are Ebdim, Fb, Gbm, Abm, Bbb, Cb, Dbm. As seventh chords they become Ebm7♭5, Fbmaj7, Gbm7, Abm7, Bbbmaj7, Cb7, Dbm7.
Is Eb Locrian a major or minor scale?
Eb Locrian is a minor-family scale. The most unstable mode of all, restless and unresolved.
What does the Locrian mode sound like?
Locrian is the most unstable mode of all, restless and unresolved. It gets its character from a flat fifth that keeps it from ever settling on home, and you will hear it in jazz soloing over half-diminished chords and tense, dissonant passages.