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Modes · C# / D♭ root

C# / D♭ 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

DbRoot
D2nd
E3rd
Gb4th
G5th
A6th
B7th
DbOctave

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 Db, D, E, Gb, G, A, B, Db. 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.