Escala de Mi Locria #2 para Guitar
Escala de Guitar en afinación 8-string — diagrama de diapasón
Mi Locria #2 en 8-string — Notas e Intervalos
La escala Locria #2 de E es una version mas usable y consonante del modo Locrio estandar. En Guitar, contiene las notas E, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D. 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: Mi, Fa#, Sol, La, Sib, Do, Re
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.