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Chords in C Locrian

C Locrian is built from the notes C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab and Bb. Its scale carries 5 flats. Harmonising that scale in thirds gives seven chords — 3 majors, 3 minors and 1 diminished — starting on Cdim as the iø. The chord on the fifth degree is Gb, a major bV, so C Locrian has the leading tone that makes a Gb-to-Cdim cadence sound final.

Beyond those seven, C Locrian commonly borrows C (I), Dm (ii), Em (iii), F (IV) and G (V) from the parallel major — the mixture chords that give a progression somewhere unexpected to go.

The seven chords

iøCdimC diminished, open position, capo 0x3454xbIIDbDb major, position 4, capo 04frx46664biiiEbmEb minor, open position, capo 0xx1342ivFmF minor, open position, capo 0133111bVGbGb major, open position, capo 0244322bVIAbAb major, position 4, capo 04fr466544bviiBbmBb minor, open position, capo 0x13321

Extended to four notes each, the same seven degrees give Cm7b5, Dbmaj7, Ebm7, Fm7, Gbmaj7, Ab7, Bbm7.

Borrowed chords

ICC major, open position, capo 0x32010iiDmD minor, open position, capo 0xx0231iiiEmE minor, open position, capo 0022000IVFF major, open position, capo 0133211VGG major, open position, capo 0320003viAmA minor, open position, capo 0x02210viiøBdimB diminished, open position, capo 0x2343x
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