C♯ Locrian Scale on Piano
C♯ Locrian: C♯ D E F♯ G A B. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: C♯ D E F♯ G A B
- Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): H W W H W W W
Finding it on the keys
- C♯ is the left one of the two black keys
- White keys: D E G A B
- Black keys: C♯ F♯
About the Locrian scale
- The unstable one: the ♭2 and ♭5 make its root chord diminished.
- Rare as a home key. Heard in metal riffs and over m7♭5 chords.
Chords in C♯ Locrian
- i°: C♯°
- ♭II: D
- ♭iii: Em
- iv: F♯m
- ♭V: G
- ♭VI: A
- ♭vii: Bm