C# Locrian Major Cavaquinho Scale

Cavaquinho scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

C# locrian major scale — 4-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the C# locrian major scale on 4-string guitar with 17 frets. Notes: D#, F, F#, G, A, B, C#.D#FF#GABC#D#FF#GBC#D#FF#GABC#D#GABC#D#FF#GABD#FF#GABC#D#FF#G1357911121315

C# Locrian Major in Standard — Notes and Intervals

The C# Locrian Major scale is a 20th-century hybrid that combines the stability of a major third with the dissonance of a Locrian base. On Cavaquinho, it contains the notes C#, D#, F, F#, G, A, B. It was used by experimental composers to create a sound that is both familiar and alien. Commonly used in Experimental, Contemporary Classical, Avant-Garde. Notable players include Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti. Use in experimental composition over polytonal or atonal passages. A tool for creating cognitive dissonance.

Notes: C#, D#, F, F#, G, A, B

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m

Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7

Formula: W-W-H-H-W-W-W

Number of notes: 7

Tuning: Standard (D-B-G-D)

Also known as: arabian

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