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F locrian #2 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

A string: Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11

D string: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db at frets 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

G string: G, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12

B string: Cb, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, Cb at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12

High E string: F, G, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

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F locrian #2

The locrian #2 scale is the sixth mode of the melodic minor scale, locrian with its flat 2nd raised to a natural 2nd. That one change gives half-diminished chords a usable scale without the b9 rub against the root, which is why jazz players treat it as the polished choice over m7b5 in minor ii-V-i progressions.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F

i°

Fdim
G

ii°

Gdim
A♭

biii

A♭m
B♭

iv

B♭m
C♭

bV+

C♭aug
D♭

bVI

D♭maj
E♭

bVII

E♭maj

Characteristic note: G (natural 2), the natural second that makes this the friendlier half-diminished scale.

Same notes, different mode

F locrian #2 uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

G alteredAb melodic minorBb dorian b2Cb lydian augmentedDb lydian dominantEb mixolydian b6

locrian #2 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a m7b5 chord, F locrian #2 (G#) is the polished choice: the natural 2nd (G) removes the b9 clash that plain locrian has against the root.
  • Think melodic minor up a minor 3rd from F; borrowed fingerings work as-is.
  • Start lines on the natural 2nd (G) to advertise the difference from locrian, then outline the half-diminished arpeggio.
  • In a minor ii-V-i, follow it with the altered scale of the V chord: two modes of neighboring melodic minors, one seamless line.

How to play F locrian #2 on guitar

Open G rings the major second over an F root, and the B string sounds Cb, its diminished fifth, so two open drones survive all five flats. Fret 1 on either E string carries the root, which puts the first position against the nut, ending at fret 5. Same fingering serves G# melodic minor, 3 frets higher. Capo at fret 1 to borrow the open E shapes.

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