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"Locrian Swing" - original modal jazz, by Yours Truly
Me, via Rumble ^ | 1/23/26 | me, as "Hopalong Ginsberg"

Posted on 01/22/2026 11:04:44 PM PST by Slings and Arrows

My latest song. Few songs are written using Locrian mode. Now you know why.


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1 posted on 01/22/2026 11:04:44 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
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2 posted on 01/22/2026 11:29:37 PM PST by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | http://mewe.com/i/hopalongginsberg)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Cool, and I dig the Viking kitty graphic! But leaves me feeling a little woozy (and imo the bass dude needs to lose some weight)


3 posted on 01/23/2026 12:37:59 AM PST by SteveH
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To: Slings and Arrows

Wow! That is fantastic!
Very much a 1960’s jazz vibe.
And the way you resolve the phrasing gives the ear a not-quite-perfect but very necessary resting place before taking flight again.
Well done, sir! I could listen to that all day...


4 posted on 01/23/2026 4:19:07 AM PST by Ignatz ("Look, if I offend anybody today, I don't care." -Tom Homan)
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To: Slings and Arrows

For folks who don’t know their modes, you can play the Locrian scale by playing the white keys on a piano from B to B.

It’ll sound a little “off.”


5 posted on 01/23/2026 4:24:26 AM PST by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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