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