F Locrian Cheat Sheet

May 2024 · 1 minute read

The key of F Locrian has a key signature of 6 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, and C♭). The F Locrian scale has the notes F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, and E♭. The F Locrian scale is similar to the F Minor scale except that both the 2nd and the 5th notes (G♭ and C♭) are a half step lower. This means that the characteristic "home base" chord of F Locrian has a dissonant diminished quality (f˚), which makes it a very uncommon choice for songs. For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends

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