C#
Modes Scale
C# / D♭ Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in C# Locrian
Db1
D2
E3
Gb4
G5
A6
B7
Db8
Chords in C# Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iDb°Db – E – Gdiminished
IIDD – Gb – Amajor
iiiEmE – G – Bminor
ivGbmGb – A – Dbminor
VGG – B – Dmajor
VIAA – Db – Emajor
viiBmB – D – Gbminor
Other Scales in C#
MajorDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, CNatural MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, BHarmonic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, CMelodic MinorDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, CDorianDb, Eb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, BPhrygianDb, D, E, Gb, Ab, A, BLydianDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, CMixolydianDb, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, BMajor PentatonicDb, Eb, F, Ab, BbMinor PentatonicDb, E, Gb, Ab, BBluesDb, E, Gb, G, Ab, BWhole ToneDb, Eb, F, G, A, BDiminished (H-W)Db, D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, BDiminished (W-H)Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, CPhrygian DominantDb, D, F, Gb, Ab, A, BHungarian MinorDb, Eb, E, G, Ab, A, CLydian DominantDb, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, B
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in C# / Db Locrian
The C# locrian scale contains the notes Db, D, E, Gb, G, A, B. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in C# locrian are Db° (i), D (II), Em (iii), Gbm (iv), G (V), A (VI), Bm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the C# locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the C# locrian sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.