Guitar UpscaleB Locrian Mode on guitar
The B Locrian Mode has 7 notes: B C D E F G A.
| Notes | B C D E F G A |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the B 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 B Locrian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | B |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | C |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | D |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | E |
| b5 | Tritone | F |
| b6 | Minor 6th | G |
| b7 | Minor 7th | A |
Chords in the B 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° | Bdim | Bm7b5 |
| bII | C | Cmaj7 |
| biii | Dm | Dm7 |
| iv | Em | Em7 |
| bV | F | Fmaj7 |
| bVI | G | G7 |
| bvii | Am | Am7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the B Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (C): C Major Scale
- From degree b3 (D): D Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (E): E Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (F): F Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (G): G Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (A): A Natural Minor scale