Scales
G# Bebop Locrian Scale
G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F#
G# Bebop Locrian is a scale built on G# with the notes G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F#.
G# Bebop Locrian Scale
G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 | G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F# · G# | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 | G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F# · G# |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
G# Bebop Locrian is made of the notes G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W W H H H W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
G# Bebop Locrian is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales inside it
G# Minor BluesG# · B · C# · D · D# · F#
Every note of this scale is in G# Bebop Locrian.
G# PhrygianG# · A · B · C# · D# · E · F#
Every note of this scale is in G# Bebop Locrian.
G# LocrianG# · A · B · C# · D · E · F#
Every note of this scale is in G# Bebop Locrian.
G# Vietnamese 1G# · B · C# · D# · E
Every note of this scale is in G# Bebop Locrian.
G# PelogG# · A · B · D# · E
Every note of this scale is in G# Bebop Locrian.
G# KumoijoshiG# · A · C# · D# · E
Every note of this scale is in G# Bebop Locrian.
Common questions
- How do I play G# Bebop Locrian?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in G# Bebop Locrian?
- G# Bebop Locrian contains the notes G# · A · B · C# · D · D# · E · F#, measured from the tonic G# as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6m, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of G# Bebop Locrian?
- From G# the steps run H W W H H H W W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.