Scale Lesson

• Music Theory
• Piano Chords
• Piano Chords in the Key of C
• Piano Chords in the Key of D
• Piano Chords in the Key of E
• Piano Chords in the Key of F
• Piano Chords in the Key of G
• Piano Chords in the Key of A
• Piano Chords in the Key of B
• Guitar Chords
• Guitar Chords in the Key of C
• Guitar Chords in the Key of D
• Guitar Chords in the Key of E
• Guitar Chords in the Key of F
• Guitar Chords in the Key of G
• Guitar Chords in the Key of A
• Guitar Chords in the Key of B
• Scale Lessons
• Chinese scale (Major Pentatonic scale)
• Oriental (Arabic) scale
• Indian scale
• Spanish scale
• Gypsy scale
• Natural minor scale (Aeorian Mode)
• Harmonic minor scale
• Melodic minor scale
• Major scale (Ionian Mode)
• Dorian scale
• Phrygian scale
• Lydian scale
• Mixolydian scale
• Locrian scale

Locrian scale

This lecture is the Locrian Scale which is also known as one of the Church mode.

Locrian scale is the phrygian scale with lowered the fifth scale degree by a semitone.

Locrian scale

	C		D		E	F		G		A		B
C Locrian scale	♪	♪		♪		♪	♪		♪		♪
C Phrygian scale	♪	♪		♪		♪		♪	♪		♪

Avoid note is note of second scale step. If you use the B locrian, C is the avoid note.

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Triads and Seventh Chords

Locrian scale has the following triads and 7th chords.

Triad in the B Locrian scale

Triad	Bm(b5)	C	Dm	Em	F	G	Am
Degree Names	Im(b5)	bII	bIIIm	IVm	bV	bVI	bVIIm

Seventh Chord in the B Locrian scale

7th Chord	Bm7(b5)	CM7	Dm7	Em7	FM7	G7	Am7
Degree Names	Im7(b5)	bIIM7	bIIIm7	IVm7	bVM7	bVI7	bVIIm7

Let's listen to my original song using locrian scale.

Fight it out, with the aim of becoming a champion who use the scale masterfully.