C# locrian chords

All guitar chords for the C# locrian scale

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C# locrian scale

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Standard (EADGBE)
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C# locrian scale — chords and intervals

The C# locrian scale is the seventh and most unstable mode of the major scale. On guitar, the notes are C#, D, E, F#, G, A, B. It sounds highly dissonant and unresolved, as its home chord is a diminished triad. While rare as a primary key, it is a crucial technical tool for jazz musicians improvising over half-diminished chords in tension-heavy passages. The diatonic chords of C# locrian are C#m7b5, DMaj7, Em7, F#m7, GMaj7, A7, Bm7.

The C# locrian scale has the following degrees: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.

Intervals: H-W-W-H-W-W-W.

Diatonic chords: C#m7b5, DMaj7, Em7, F#m7, GMaj7, A7, Bm7.

Use the interactive harmonizer above to explore triads, seventh chords, and chord variations for composing with the C# locrian scale on guitar.

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