Guitar UpscaleC# Locrian Mode on guitar
The C# Locrian Mode has 7 notes: C# D E F# G A B. Its root C# is also written Db.
| Notes | C# D E F# G A B |
|---|---|
| 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 | D |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | E |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | F# |
| b5 | Tritone | G |
| b6 | Minor 6th | A |
| b7 | Minor 7th | B |
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° | C#dim | C#m7b5 |
| bII | D | Dmaj7 |
| biii | Em | Em7 |
| iv | F#m | F#m7 |
| bV | G | Gmaj7 |
| bVI | A | A7 |
| bvii | Bm | Bm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the C# Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (D): D Major Scale
- From degree b3 (E): E Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (F#): F# Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (G): G Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (A): A Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (B): B Natural Minor scale