Escala de La Locria para Guitar
Escala de Guitar en afinación DADGAD — diagrama de diapasón
La Locria en DADGAD — 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: DADGAD (D-A-D-G-A-D)
Acordes Diatónicos
Am7♭5 — B♭Maj7 — Cm7 — Dm7 — E♭Maj7 — F7 — Gm7
Acerca de la Afinación DADGAD
DADGAD tuning creates an open Dsus4 chord when strummed open, producing a hauntingly beautiful, droning sound that has become synonymous with Celtic folk music and modern acoustic songwriting. The tuning's natural resonance and overtones make even simple fingerpicking patterns sound rich and complex.
Popularized by Davey Graham in the 1960s and later championed by Pierre Bensusan and Jimmy Page, DADGAD has become one of the most beloved alternate tunings for acoustic guitarists. Its suspended quality — neither clearly major nor minor — creates an ethereal, meditative atmosphere that invites exploration. The tuning excels at creating drone-based arrangements where open strings ring against fretted notes.
Artistas destacados: Pierre Bensusan, Jimmy Page, Andy McKee, Davey Graham, Laurence Juber
Ideal para: Celtic folk, acoustic songwriting, drone-based fingerpicking, and meditative compositions
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.