G#

Modes Scale

G# / A♭ Locrian

The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.

Notes in G# Locrian

Ab1
A2
B3
Db4
D5
E6
Gb7
Ab8

Chords in G# Locrian

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iAb°Ab – B – Ddiminished
IIAA – Db – Emajor
iiiBmB – D – Gbminor
ivDbmDb – E – Abminor
VDD – Gb – Amajor
VIEE – Ab – Bmajor
viiGbmGb – A – Dbminor

Other Scales in G#

Locrian in All 12 Keys

Chords in G# / Ab Locrian

The G# locrian scale contains the notes Ab, A, B, Db, D, E, Gb. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.

The diatonic chords in G# locrian are Ab° (i), A (II), Bm (iii), Dbm (iv), D (V), E (VI), Gbm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the G# locrian scale.

To develop your ear for the G# 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.