Escala de Fa Locria para Guitar
Escala de Guitar en afinación 7-string — diagrama de diapasón
Fa Locria en 7-string — Notas e Intervalos
La escala Locria de F es el septimo y mas inestable de los modos de la escala mayor. En Guitar, las notas son F, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, Db, Eb. Suena altamente disonante e irresuelta, ya que su acorde base es una triada disminuida. Aunque rara como tonalidad principal, es una herramienta tecnica crucial para musicos de jazz que improvisan sobre acordes semidisminuidos en pasajes de alta tension. Los acordes diatonicos de F Locria son Fm7b5, GbMaj7, Abm7, Bbm7, BMaj7, Db7, Ebm7. Usada comunmente en Jazz, Metal, Experimental, Avant-Garde. Entre los interpretes destacados se encuentran John Coltrane, Meshuggah, Dream Theater. Use over m7b5 (half-diminished) chords. Essential for jazz ii-V-i in minor keys where the ii chord is half-diminished.
Notas: Fa, Solb, Lab, Sib, Si, Reb, Mib
Intervalos: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m
Grados: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Fórmula: H-W-W-H-W-W-W
Número de notas: 7
Afinación: 7-string (B-E-A-D-G-B-E)
Acordes Diatónicos
Fm7♭5 — G♭Maj7 — A♭m7 — B♭m7 — BMaj7 — D♭7 — E♭m7
Acerca de la Afinación 7-string
The 7-string guitar adds a low B string below the standard 6-string tuning (B-E-A-D-G-B-E), extending the instrument's range into bass territory. This extra low end has become essential in progressive metal, djent, and modern heavy music, enabling crushing low-end riffs while maintaining access to standard guitar voicings on the upper strings.
Pioneered by jazz guitarist George Van Eps and later brought into the metal mainstream by Steve Vai and Korn, the 7-string guitar has become a staple of modern heavy music. Players like Tosin Abasi, Misha Mansoor, and John Petrucci have pushed the instrument's capabilities into new territory, using the extended range for complex harmonic progressions, polyrhythmic riffs, and sweeping arpeggios that span an enormous tonal range.
Artistas destacados: Dream Theater, Periphery, Animals as Leaders, Korn, Meshuggah
Ideal para: Progressive metal riffs, extended-range chord voicings, djent rhythms, and jazz fusion harmony
Carácter Musical
The only mode with a diminished 5th (b5) from the root, making its home chord a diminished triad. This instability means Locrian is almost never used as a key center — it is a tool for tension.