Learn the C♭ Locrian scale — notes, intervals, chords, modes, and more.
The C♭ Locrian scale contains the following notes:
C♭ – D♭♭ – E♭♭ – F♭ – G♭♭ – A♭♭ – B♭♭The scale degrees of the C♭ Locrian scale are:
1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7| Scale Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | C♭ |
| ♭2 | D♭♭ |
| ♭3 | E♭♭ |
| 4 | F♭ |
| ♭5 | G♭♭ |
| ♭6 | A♭♭ |
| ♭7 | B♭♭ |
The C♭ Locrian scale uses the interval pattern H, W, W, H, W, W, W
| From | To | Step |
|---|---|---|
| C♭ | D♭♭ | H |
| D♭♭ | E♭♭ | W |
| E♭♭ | F♭ | W |
| F♭ | G♭♭ | H |
| G♭♭ | A♭♭ | W |
| A♭♭ | B♭♭ | W |
| B♭♭ | C♭ | W |
| Scale Degree | Note | Interval from C♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C♭ | Perfect Unison |
| ♭2 | D♭♭ | Minor 2nd |
| ♭3 | E♭♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | F♭ | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | G♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| ♭6 | A♭♭ | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | B♭♭ | Minor 7th |
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i° | C♭dim | C♭, E♭♭, G♭♭ |
| II | D♭♭ | D♭♭, F♭, A♭♭ |
| iii | E♭♭m | E♭♭, G♭♭, B♭♭ |
| iv | F♭m | F♭, A♭♭, C♭ |
| V | G♭♭ | G♭♭, B♭♭, D♭♭ |
| VI | A♭♭ | A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭ |
| vii | B♭♭m | B♭♭, D♭♭, F♭ |
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| iø7 | C♭m7♭5 | C♭, E♭♭, G♭♭, B♭♭ |
| IImaj7 | D♭♭maj7 | D♭♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭ |
| iii7 | E♭♭m7 | E♭♭, G♭♭, B♭♭, D♭♭ |
| iv7 | F♭m7 | F♭, A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭ |
| Vmaj7 | G♭♭maj7 | G♭♭, B♭♭, D♭♭, F♭ |
| VI7 | A♭♭7 | A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭, G♭♭ |
| vii7 | B♭♭m7 | B♭♭, D♭♭, F♭, A♭♭ |
The modes of C♭ Locrian use the same notes but start on different scale degrees.
| Mode | Starting note | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| D♭♭ Ionian | D♭♭ | D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭ |
| E♭♭ Dorian | E♭♭ | E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭ |
| F♭ Phrygian | F♭ | F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭ |
| G♭♭ Lydian | G♭♭ | G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭ |
| A♭♭ Mixolydian | A♭♭ | A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭ |
| B♭♭ Aeolian | B♭♭ | B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭ |
| C♭ Locrian | C♭ | C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭ |
C♭ Locrian is the 7th mode of the D♭♭ major scale. Both share the same 7 notes — Locrian starts on the 7th degree (C♭) instead of the root (D♭♭).