Locrian Mode/Scale: Interactive Piano & Guitar Reference with Chords
🎨 A visual piano and guitar reference to the Locrian mode (aka Locrian
scale), which is the 7th
mode of the major scale. The Locrian mode is
created from the major scale by
flattening the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th scale degrees. The
Locrian mode is diminished-sounding and sounds unresolved and strange.
This reference includes the notes and chords on the piano keyboard for each
Locrian scale.
Locrian mode formula:
1 - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 -
b6 - b7
Locrian Mode: Reference Table
First, a reference table for the Locrian mode/scale for all the keys. The keys are in order of 5ths, as with the circle of fifths. This illustrates the close relationship between keys that are a 5th distance apart.
i° | II | iii | iv | V | VI | vii | i° | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C | |
G | A♭ | B♭ | C | D♭ | E♭ | F | G | |
D | E♭ | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | C | D | |
A | B♭ | C | D | E♭ | F | G | A | |
E | F | G | A | B♭ | C | D | E | |
B | C | D | E | F | G | A | B | |
F♯ | G | A | B | C | D | E | F♯ | |
D♭ | E♭♭ | F♭ | G♭ | A♭♭ | B♭♭ | C♭ | D♭ | |
A♭ | B♭♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭♭ | F♭ | G♭ | A♭ | |
E♭ | F♭ | G♭ | A♭ | B♭♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | |
B♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F♭ | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | |
F | G♭ | A♭ | B♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F |
Locrian Mode on Guitar
Here you can visualize the different keys of the Locrian mode on the guitar fretboard. You can highlight the notes in each of the locrian scales using the CAGED or the Three Notes Per String (TNPS) systems.
Select a Key:
Scale:
Locrian Mode on Piano
And now for each of the keys/scales in more detail. Tip: click the lock icon to trigger the chords of that key using buttons 1 through 7 on your keyboard.
C Locrian
notes: C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭
relative key: D♭ major
- C
- D♭
- E♭
- F
- G♭
- A♭
- B♭
- C
chords in the key of C Locrian
D Locrian
notes: D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C
relative key: E♭ major
- D
- E♭
- F
- G
- A♭
- B♭
- C
- D
chords in the key of D Locrian
E Locrian
notes: E F G A B♭ C D
relative key: F major
- E
- F
- G
- A
- B♭
- C
- D
- E
chords in the key of E Locrian
F Locrian
notes: F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭
relative key: F♯ major
- F
- G♭
- A♭
- B♭
- B
- D♭
- E♭
- F
chords in the key of F Locrian
G Locrian
notes: G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F
relative key: G♯ major
- G
- A♭
- B♭
- C
- D♭
- E♭
- F
- G
chords in the key of G Locrian
A Locrian
notes: A B♭ C D E♭ F G
relative key: A♯ major
- A
- B♭
- C
- D
- E♭
- F
- G
- A
chords in the key of A Locrian
C♯ / D♭ Locrian
- C♯
- D
- E
- F♯
- G
- A
- B
- C♯
chords in the key of C♯ Locrian
D♯ / E♭ Locrian
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A
- B
- C♯
- D♯
chords in the key of D♯ Locrian
F♯ / G♭ Locrian
- F♯
- G
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F♯
chords in the key of F♯ Locrian
G♯ / A♭ Locrian
- G♯
- A
- B
- C♯
- D
- E
- F♯
- G♯
chords in the key of G♯ Locrian
A♯ / B♭ Locrian
- A♯
- B
- C♯
- D♯
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A♯