Guitar UpscaleF Locrian Mode on guitar
The F Locrian Mode has 7 notes: F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb.
| Notes | F Gb Ab Bb Cb Db Eb |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the F 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 F Locrian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | F |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Gb |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Ab |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | Bb |
| b5 | Tritone | Cb |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Db |
| b7 | Minor 7th | Eb |
Chords in the F 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° | Fdim | Fm7b5 |
| bII | F# | F#maj7 |
| biii | G#m | G#m7 |
| iv | Bbm | Bbm7 |
| bV | B | Bmaj7 |
| bVI | Db | Db7 |
| bvii | Ebm | Ebm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the F Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Gb): F# Major Scale
- From degree b3 (Ab): G# Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (Bb): Bb Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (Cb): B Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (Db): Db Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (Eb): Eb Natural Minor scale