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Modes · C root

C Locrian

The 7th mode of the major scale. The only mode with a diminished 5th — making it highly unstable and rarely used as a tonal center.

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Notes in C Locrian

CRoot
C#2nd
D#3rd
F4th
F#5th
G#6th
A#7th
COctave

Hear C Locrian

Locrian in All 12 Keys

CC#D♭DD#E♭EFF#G♭GG#A♭AA#B♭B

Other Scales from C

C MajorDiatonicC Natural MinorDiatonicC Harmonic MinorMinor VariantsC Melodic MinorMinor VariantsC DorianModesC PhrygianModesC LydianModesC MixolydianModesC Major PentatonicPentatonicC Minor PentatonicPentatonic

Often Confused With

C PhrygianModesC Natural MinorDiatonicC DorianModesC LydianModes

About the C Locrian Scale

The C locrian scale contains the notes C, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#, C. It follows the interval pattern 1-2-2-1-2-2-2 and belongs to the modes family.

The 7th mode of the major scale. The only mode with a diminished 5th — making it highly unstable and rarely used as a tonal center. Practising this scale across ascending and descending directions builds reliable recognition of its characteristic mood and sound in any musical context.