Guitar UpscaleC Locrian Mode on guitar
The C Locrian Mode has 7 notes: C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb.
| Notes | C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the C 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 C Locrian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | C |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Db |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Eb |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | F |
| b5 | Tritone | Gb |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Ab |
| b7 | Minor 7th | Bb |
Chords in the C 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° | Cdim | Cm7b5 |
| bII | Db | Dbmaj7 |
| biii | Ebm | Ebm7 |
| iv | Fm | Fm7 |
| bV | F# | F#maj7 |
| bVI | Ab | Ab7 |
| bvii | Bbm | Bbm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the C Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Db): Db Major Scale
- From degree b3 (Eb): Eb Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (F): F Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (Gb): F# Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (Ab): Ab Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (Bb): Bb Natural Minor scale