# Half-Diminished: Locrian ### Jazz Tunes that use the Locrian Mode Locrian Mode is not frequently used as a basis for the harmony or melody in Western Music, it is typically just used over half diminished chords (e.g. $$C^-7\flat5$$). Tunes rarely vamp this type of chord and scale, it's usually used over the two chord of a minor two-five-one. With that said, the tune "[Inner Urge](/learn-tunes/modal-tunes-2.md)" does have four bars of F# Locrian at the top of the head and the tune "[Gloria's Step](/learn-tunes/modal-tunes-2.md)" uses Locrian modes in the second half of the head. ### Pop and Rock Tunes that use the Locrian Mode {% embed url="" %} David Bennett Piano brilliantly breaking down "Army of Me" by Bjork where the verse is in C Locrian. {% endembed %} {% embed url="" %} Rush's "YYZ" uses elements of C Locrian in the intro. {% endembed %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://music.davidjaybuckley.com/scales-1/major-scale/half-diminished-locrian.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.