Piano scales

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Locrian #2 Scale (Half Diminished)

Locrian #2 is identical with the Locrian mode except from the flatted second. This scale is also referred to as the Aeolian b5 scale since it is identical with the Aeolian mode except from the flatted fifth. The scale is sometimes called Half Diminished and it shares many notes with diminished chords as well as half-diminished chords.

The Locrian #2 is one of the altered Locrian scales. See also Super Locrian Scale.

Locrian #2 Scales overview
C: C, D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb
C#/Db: C#, D#, E, F#, G, A, B, C# / Db, Eb, Fb (E), Gb, Abb (G), Bbb (A), Cb (B), Db
D: D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, E#, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D# / Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bbb (A), Cb (B), Db, Eb
E: E, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D, E
F: F, F## (G), G#, A#, B, C#, D#, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, A, B, C, D, E, F# / Gb, Ab, Bbb (A), Cb (B), Dbb (C), Ebb (D), Fb (E), Gb
G: G, A, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# / Ab, Bb, Cb (B), Db, Ebb (D), Fb (E), Gb, Ab
A: A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, B# (C), C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A# / Bb, C, Db, Eb, Fb (E), Gb, Ab, Bb
B: B, C#, D, E, F, G, A, B

Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 4, b5, b6, b7
Semi-notes: 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2
Formula: Whole, Half, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole, Whole