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 chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
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#
MajorAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, GNatural MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, GbHarmonic MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, GMelodic MinorAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F, GDorianAb, Bb, B, Db, Eb, F, GbPhrygianAb, A, B, Db, Eb, E, GbLydianAb, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, GMixolydianAb, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, GbMajor PentatonicAb, Bb, C, Eb, FMinor PentatonicAb, B, Db, Eb, GbBluesAb, B, Db, D, Eb, GbWhole ToneAb, Bb, C, D, E, GbDiminished (H-W)Ab, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, GbDiminished (W-H)Ab, Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, GPhrygian DominantAb, A, C, Db, Eb, E, GbHungarian MinorAb, Bb, B, D, Eb, E, GLydian DominantAb, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, Gb
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
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.