C Locrian Scale: Notes, Chords, and How to Play It

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

C Locrian is built on the 7th degree of D♭ major and offers a striking contrast to C major — the most familiar scale in Western music. Where C major is bright and resolved, C Locrian is its darkest opposite: a diminished tonic triad, a flatted 2nd, and a flatted 5th that refuse resolution. Starting a Locrian exploration from C is instructive precisely because the contrast with C major is so stark. In jazz, C Locrian surfaces over Cm7♭5 chords; in metal, it provides crushing low-register riffing material.

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C Locrian Scale: Notes, Chords, and How to Play It