Guitar UpscaleEb Locrian Mode on guitar
The Eb Locrian Mode has 7 notes: Eb Fb Gb Ab A Cb Db. Its root Eb is also written D#.
| Notes | Eb Fb Gb Ab A Cb Db |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the Eb 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 Eb Locrian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | Eb |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Fb |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Gb |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | Ab |
| b5 | Tritone | A |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Cb |
| b7 | Minor 7th | Db |
Chords in the Eb 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° | Ebdim | Ebm7b5 |
| bII | E | Emaj7 |
| biii | F#m | F#m7 |
| iv | G#m | G#m7 |
| bV | A | Amaj7 |
| bVI | B | B7 |
| bvii | C#m | C#m7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the Eb Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Fb): E Major Scale
- From degree b3 (Gb): F# Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (Ab): G# Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (A): A Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (Cb): B Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (Db): C# Natural Minor scale