C# Locrian Pentatonic Cuatro Venezolano Scale
Cuatro Venezolano scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram
C# Locrian Pentatonic in Standard — Notes and Intervals
The C# Locrian Pentatonic scale is an unstable and mysterious scale used to evoke tension and ambiguity. On Cuatro Venezolano, its notes are C#, E, F#, G, B. 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: C#, E, F#, G, B
Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4P, 5d, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5
Formula: WH-W-H-4-W
Number of notes: 5
Tuning: Standard (B-F#-D-A)
Also known as: minor seven flat five pentatonic