D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale on Guitar
The D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale is a 7-note scale (over m7♭5 chords) built from the formula 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7. Its notes are D♯ E♯ F♯ G♯ A B C♯. Below you'll find the scale on the whole fretboard, the chords that belong to it and related scales — open it in the interactive fretboard for 3NPS, CAGED and pentatonic box patterns with playback.
Notes and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♯ | root |
| 2 | E♯ | Major 2nd |
| ♭3 | F♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G♯ | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | A | Diminished 5th (tritone) |
| ♭6 | B | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | C♯ | Minor 7th |
Steps: W – H – W – H – W – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale on the fretboard (15 frets)
Standard tuning E A D G B E. Pink = root, purple = characteristic notes. 3NPS, CAGED and box patterns plus other tunings are in the interactive fretboard.
Chords in the scale
Other scales from D♯
- Ionian (Major)
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Aeolian (Minor)
- Locrian
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Major blues
- Harmonic minor
- Locrian ♮6
- Ionian ♯5
- Dorian ♯4
- Phrygian dominant
- Lydian ♯2
- Superlocrian 𝄫7
- Melodic minor
- Dorian ♭2
- Lydian augmented
- Lydian dominant
- Mixolydian ♭6
- Locrian ♮2
- Altered (Superlocrian)
- Whole tone
- Diminished (half-whole)
- Diminished (whole-half)
Locrian ♮2 in other keys
FAQ
- What notes are in the D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale?
- The D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale has 7 notes: D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A, B, C♯. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.
- What intervals make up the D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale?
- Step pattern: W – H – W – H – W – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step). Intervals from the root: 2 (Major 2nd), ♭3 (Minor 3rd), 4 (Perfect 4th), ♭5 (Diminished 5th (tritone)), ♭6 (Minor 6th), ♭7 (Minor 7th).
- What chords are in the D♯ Locrian ♮2 Scale?
- Triads: D♯°, E♯°, F♯m, G♯m, A+, B, C♯. Seventh chords: D♯m7♭5, E♯m7♭5, F♯m(maj7), G♯m7, Amaj7♯5, B7, C♯7.