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Bb Locrian Scale — Ukulele

Bb Locrian on ukulele: notes Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab — free scale chart, no sign-up. The darkest, most unstable mode — both the 3rd and 5th are flattened, rarely a home key but essential over half-diminished chords.

GCEA0123456789101112Abb7BbRCbb2Dbb3Eb4Fbb5Gbb6Dbb3Eb4Fbb5Gbb6Abb7BbRCbb2Fbb5Gbb6Abb7BbRCbb2Dbb3Eb4Fbb5BbRCbb2Dbb3Eb4Fbb5Gbb6Abb7

Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.

  • G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 7), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 4 Cb (flat 2), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 8 Eb (4), fret 9 Fb (flat 5), fret 11 Gb (flat 6).
  • C string: fret 1 Db (flat 3), fret 3 Eb (4), fret 4 Fb (flat 5), fret 6 Gb (flat 6), fret 8 Ab (flat 7), fret 10 Bb (root), fret 11 Cb (flat 2).
  • E string: fret 0 Fb (flat 5), fret 2 Gb (flat 6), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 7 Cb (flat 2), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (4), fret 12 Fb (flat 5).
  • A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 2 Cb (flat 2), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 6 Eb (4), fret 7 Fb (flat 5), fret 9 Gb (flat 6), fret 11 Ab (flat 7).

Notes in the Bb locrian scale

The Bb locrian scale contains 7 notes: Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · b2 · b3 · 4 · b5 · b6 · b7.

Bb Locrian — scale degrees and notes
DegreeNote
RBb
b2Cb
b3Db
4Eb
b5Fb
b6Gb
b7Ab

Bb locrian on ukulele

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