D Locrian Pentatonic Banjo 5 String Scale
Banjo 5 String scale in Standard (Open G) tuning — fretboard diagram
D Locrian Pentatonic in Standard (Open G) — Notes and Intervals
The D Locrian Pentatonic scale is an unstable and mysterious scale used to evoke tension and ambiguity. On Banjo 5 String, its notes are D, F, G, Ab, C. It is often found in experimental music and certain Indian Ragas, providing a dissonant, outside sound that is perfect for dark, avant-garde, or high-tension compositions. Commonly used in Jazz, Fusion, Experimental, Progressive. Notable players include John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel. Use over m7b5 (half-diminished) chords. Essential for jazz solos over ii chords in minor ii-V-i progressions.
Notes: D, F, G, Ab, C
Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4P, 5d, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5
Formula: WH-W-H-4-W
Number of notes: 5
Tuning: Standard (Open G) (D-B-G-D-G)
Also known as: minor seven flat five pentatonic