C# Bebop Locrian Guitar Scale

Guitar scale in Double Drop D tuning — fretboard diagram

C# Bebop Locrian in Double Drop D — Notes and Intervals

The C# Bebop Locrian scale is a modern bebop variation designed for half-diminished chords. On Guitar, 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: Double Drop D (D-B-G-D-A-D)

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

C# Bebop Locrian in Standard Tuning
C# Bebop Locrian in Drop D
C# Bebop Locrian in DADGAD
C# Bebop Locrian in Open G
C# Bebop Locrian in Baritone (B Standard)
C# Bebop Locrian in 7-string
C# Bebop Locrian in 8-string
C# Bebop Locrian in Drop C
C# Bebop Locrian in Drop B
C# Bebop Locrian in Open D
C# Bebop Locrian in Half Step Down
C# Bebop Locrian in Open E
C# Bebop Locrian in Open A
C# Bebop Locrian in Open C

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