C Locrian scale
The C Locrian scale is a seven-note scale consisting of the notes C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, and B♭. The scale corresponds to a C natural minor scale with the second and fifth degree lowered a half step.
The C Locrian scale is a mode of the D-flat major scale. It contains the same notes but starts on the seventh degree of the major scale.
Name
C Locrian scale
Synonym
C Locrian mode
Notes
C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭ C
Intervals
1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 1
Formula
1-2-2-1-2-2-2
Type
heptatonic (7 notes per octave)