Guitar UpscaleA Locrian Mode on guitar
The A Locrian Mode has 7 notes: A Bb C D Eb F G.
| Notes | A Bb C D Eb F G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the A Locrian Mode on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Locrian Mode
Locrian is the darkest mode of the major scale, with a flat second and a flat fifth over a diminished root chord. More about the Locrian Mode.
Notes of the A Locrian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | A |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Bb |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | C |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | D |
| b5 | Tritone | Eb |
| b6 | Minor 6th | F |
| b7 | Minor 7th | G |
Chords in the A Locrian Mode
Stack every other note of the scale and you get one chord on each note. These chords sound at home with the scale, so they make good progressions.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i° | Adim | Am7b5 |
| bII | Bb | Bbmaj7 |
| biii | Cm | Cm7 |
| iv | Dm | Dm7 |
| bV | Eb | Ebmaj7 |
| bVI | F | F7 |
| bvii | Gm | Gm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Bb): Bb Major Scale
- From degree b3 (C): C Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (D): D Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (Eb): Eb Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (F): F Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (G): G Natural Minor scale