Locrian mode

noun

Locrian mode

noun
1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A mode whose scale is the same as a natural minor scale except with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by one half step each, yielding the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone).

  • Starting on the note C, a Locrian mode produces a scale with the notes C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C
  • {c'des'es'f'ges'aes'bes'c}
Coordinate terms
Aeolian mode, Dorian mode, Lydian mode, Mixolydian mode, Phrygian mode

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