Escala de La Locria para Guitar
Escala de Guitar en afinación 8-string — diagrama de diapasón
La Locria en 8-string — Notas e Intervalos
La escala Locria de A es el septimo y mas inestable de los modos de la escala mayor. En Guitar, las notas son A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G. 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 A Locria son Am7b5, BbMaj7, Cm7, Dm7, EbMaj7, F7, Gm7. 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: La, Sib, Do, Re, Mib, Fa, Sol
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: 8-string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E)
Acordes Diatónicos
Am7♭5 — B♭Maj7 — Cm7 — Dm7 — E♭Maj7 — F7 — Gm7
Acerca de la Afinación 8-string
The 8-string guitar adds both a low B and a low F# string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E), pushing the instrument's range almost into bass guitar territory. This massive tonal range has become the weapon of choice for djent, progressive metal, and experimental composers who need bone-crushing low-end and soaring highs in a single instrument.
With artists like Tosin Abasi, Meshuggah, and After the Burial leading the charge, the 8-string guitar has redefined what's possible in modern heavy music. The low F# string delivers subsonic heaviness that you can feel in your chest, while the upper strings maintain standard guitar voicings for leads and clean passages. Extended-range compositions often exploit the full span of the instrument, creating a wall of sound that covers bass, rhythm, and lead guitar roles simultaneously.
Artistas destacados: Meshuggah, Animals as Leaders, After the Burial, Intervals, Monuments
Ideal para: Djent polyrhythms, extended-range metal riffs, experimental compositions, and one-instrument arrangements spanning bass to lead
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.