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Locrian is the weird kid in school..🙋 Locrian Mode, the 7th mode of a Major Scale: R m2 m3 P4 D5 m6 m7 8 It’s the first scale we learn with a Diminish 5. Which allows us to navigate a very unique kind of chord. The m7(b5), also known as as half-diminished, chord. We see this chord often in jazz standards. And even though there are other possible scales, for right now, the Locrian will be our main option to navigate these chords. Let’s see an example: Key of C Cmaj7 | Fm7 | Em7(b5) | A7 For thes