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G♯ locrian #2 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

A string: A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

D string: D, E, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12

G string: G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, F# at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11

B string: B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#, B at frets 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

High E string: E, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

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G# 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:

G♯

i°

G♯dim
A♯

ii°

A♯dim
B

biii

Bm
C♯

iv

C♯m
D

bV+

Daug
E

bVI

Emaj
F♯

bVII

F♯maj

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

Same notes, different mode

G# 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.

A# alteredB melodic minorC# dorian b2D lydian augmentedE lydian dominantF# mixolydian b6

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

tip
  • Over a m7b5 chord, G# locrian #2 (B) is the polished choice: the natural 2nd (A#) removes the b9 clash that plain locrian has against the root.
  • Think melodic minor up a minor 3rd from G#; borrowed fingerings work as-is.
  • Start lines on the natural 2nd (A#) 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 G♯ locrian #2 on guitar

Four open strings sound inside G# locrian #2: both E strings on the minor sixth, D on the diminished fifth, B on the minor third, so half-open voicings stay usable in a four-sharp key. B melodic minor lives 3 frets up on the identical shape, which means nothing new to memorize. Capo at fret 1 borrows G shapes. Root anchors sit at fret 4 on both E strings, with the first position closing at fret 8.

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