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Locrian mode

Locrian mode noun: a mode whose scale is the same as a natural minor scale except with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by one half step each, yielding the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone).

Noun

Locrian mode

  1. A mode whose scale is the same as a natural minor scale except with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by one half step each, yielding the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone).
    • Starting on the note C, a Locrian mode produces a scale with the notes C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C
    • {c'des'es'f'ges'aes'bes'c}

Questions about Locrian mode

What does Locrian mode mean?
Locrian mode means a mode whose scale is the same as a natural minor scale except with the second and fifth scale degrees lowered by one half step each, yielding the interval pattern (semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone).
What part of speech is Locrian mode?
Locrian mode is a noun.

Words near Locrian mode in the dictionary

  1. locoum
  2. locoums
  3. locoweed
  4. locoweeds
  5. Locrian
  6. Locrian mode
  7. Locris
  8. locs
  9. locsiton
  10. locsitonic
  11. locsitons

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