D# Locrian Major Mandolin Scale

Mandolin scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram

D# locrian major scale — 4-string guitar fretboard diagramInteractive fretboard diagram showing the D# locrian major scale on 4-string guitar with 20 frets. Notes: F, G, G#, A, B, C#, D#.FGG#ABC#D#FGG#ABABC#D#FGG#ABC#D#FD#FGG#ABC#D#FGG#AGG#ABC#D#FGG#ABC#D#13579111213151719

D# Locrian Major in Standard — 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 Mandolin, 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: Standard (E-A-D-G)

Also known as: arabian

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