Escala de La Locria #2 para Guitar
Escala de Guitar en afinación 8-string — diagrama de diapasón
La Locria #2 en 8-string — Notas e Intervalos
La escala Locria #2 de A es una version mas usable y consonante del modo Locrio estandar. En Guitar, contiene las notas A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G. Es la opcion preferida de los musicos de jazz para improvisar sobre acordes semidisminuidos, ya que su segunda natural permite una conduccion de voces mucho mas suave y melodica. Usada comunmente en Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary. Entre los interpretes destacados se encuentran John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Steve Coleman. Use over m7b5 chords. The preferred jazz choice over half-diminished chords (vs standard Locrian which sounds too harsh).
Notas: La, Si, Do, Re, Mib, Fa, Sol
Intervalos: 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m
Grados: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Fórmula: W-H-W-H-W-W-W
Número de notas: 7
Afinación: 8-string (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E)
También conocido como: half-diminished, aeolian b5
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 natural 2nd degree (vs b2 in standard Locrian) makes this vastly more usable — smoother voice leading while retaining the essential b5 for half-diminished harmony.