C# Bebop Locrian Charango Scale
Charango scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningStandard (GCEAE)
Frets17
C# Bebop Locrian in Standard — Notes and Intervals
The C# Bebop Locrian scale is a modern bebop variation designed for half-diminished chords. On Charango, the notes are C#, D, E, F#, G, G#, A, B. It provides a chromatic bridge that helps musicians maintain rhythmic momentum while soloing over highly dissonant and difficult chord changes. Commonly used in Modern Jazz, Post-Bop, Fusion. Notable players include John Coltrane, Woody Shaw, Steve Coleman. Use over m7b5 chords. Maintains bebop rhythmic alignment in the most dissonant harmonic context.
Notes: C#, D, E, F#, G, G#, A, B
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6m, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 b7 b8
Formula: H-W-W-H-H-H-W-W
Number of notes: 8
Tuning: Standard (E-A-E-C-G)