Tuning-specific scale diagram

Ab Locrian Scale in Drop C# Tuning

Ab Locrian Scale in Drop C# Tuning shows the same ab locrian scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned C# G# C# F# A# D#. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes
AbABDbDEGb
Formula
1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
Semitones
0 1 3 5 6 8 10
Parent scale
A major
Tuning
C# G# C# F# A# D#
Strings
6
Open pitch range
C#2 to D#4
24-fret range
C#2 to D#6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main Ab Locrian Scale page, but they are mapped across 6 strings in drop c# tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the Ab root notes against the C# low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

Ab Locrian Scale in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram Ab Locrian Scale in Drop C# Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings