Locrian Mode

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The Locrian Mode

Extra dark and evil sounding as now we have flattened the fifth (♭5), making it diminished.

You can get to the Locrian Mode by either:

  • Adding a Minor Second (♭2) and a Minor Sixth (♭6) to the Minor Pentatonic Scale and flatten the fifth (5➔♭5),
  • take the Phrygian Mode and flatten the fifth (5➔♭5),
  • start on the seventh degree of the Major Scale and adjust the key,
  • start on the second degree of the Minor Scale and adjust the key.

The Diminished Fifth (♭5)

The Tritone acts as a Diminished Fifth (♭5) here, which gives the scale its evil quality. When we harmonise the Locrian Mode, our first chord is Diminished (i°), making it difficult to use.

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