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Scale reference

D Locrian scale

Lowered second and fifth make this the least stable mode. Mostly used as a colour over half-diminished chords.

Step pattern: H–W–W–H–W–W–W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Notes in D Locrian

Scale degrees and intervals of the D Locrian scale
DegreeNoteInterval from root
1DRoot
2D#Minor 2nd
3FMinor 3rd
4GPerfect 4th
5G#Tritone
6A#Minor 6th
7CMinor 7th

Chords in D Locrian

These are the chords that occur naturally in D Locrian. Combine them in the chord progression generator to hear which genres use each shape.

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