D# Locrian Major Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Open E tuning — fretboard diagram
TuningOpen E (EBEG#BE)
Frets22
D# Locrian Major in Open E — Notes and Intervals
The D# Locrian Major scale is a 20th-century hybrid that combines the stability of a major third with the dissonance of a Locrian base. On Guitar, it contains the notes D#, F, G, G#, A, B, C#. 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: D#, F, G, G#, A, B, C#
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: Open E (E-B-G#-E-B-E)
Also known as: arabian
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- D# Locrian Major in Standard Tuning
- D# Locrian Major in Drop D
- D# Locrian Major in DADGAD
- D# Locrian Major in Open G
- D# Locrian Major in Baritone (B Standard)
- D# Locrian Major in 7-string
- D# Locrian Major in 8-string
- D# Locrian Major in Drop C
- D# Locrian Major in Drop B
- D# Locrian Major in Open D
- D# Locrian Major in Half Step Down
- D# Locrian Major in Open A
- D# Locrian Major in Double Drop D
- D# Locrian Major in Open C