Locrian isn't realluy even used in Jazz as it is usually substituted for Locrian2 (Locrian with a natural 9)

Knowing what the Locrian is is useful as it forms a jigsaw piece in the landscape of Music theory which helps you to get an idea of the overall picture thus helping you to understand better how western music theory works.

For those who are interested, as the Locrian mode is the 7th Mode of the Major scale, so Locrian2 (Locrian natural9) is the 6th mode of the melodic minor.


Jack,

How would you define the mode in Kirkpatricks tune? would you call it Hexatonic Locrian? or does context require you to see it a different way?

I suppose to be truly Locrian it would have to include the minor 6, but with the minor second and diminished 5th it would sound Locrian.

Curious to know.

And do all the hexatonic modes/scales you are aware of 'omit' the 6, or are there examples of other notes being 'omitted'.

(I have put apostrophes around the word 'omit' to reassure you that I understand that in the case of a hexatonic mode there isn't really any 'omission' - it is just a different mode).