Ab Locrian
Ab Locrian scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The A flat Locrian displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones.
Ab Locrian one octave
Ab Locrian full fretboard
Ab Locrian with note names
The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
| Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ab | Unison | Tonic |
| b2 | Bbb | Minor second | Supertonic |
| b3 | Cb | Minor third | Mediant |
| 4 | Db | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
| b5 | Ebb | Diminished fifth | Dominant |
| b6 | Fb | Minor sixth | Submediant |
| b7 | Gb | Minor seventh | Leading tone |
The second degree is written as Bbb, which is the same as A. The third degree is written as Cb, which is the same as B. The fifth degree is written as Ebb, which is the same as D. The sixth degree is written as Fb, which is the same as E. In scale notation, the same note letter should not be included twice, if it can be avoided.
The A flat Locrian consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole from the first note to first note in the next octave.
Ab Locrian is the seventh mode of A Major scale, they contain the same notes, but starts on different notes.
Ab Locrian scale tablature for four-string bass.
The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.