Guitar UpscaleF# Locrian Mode on guitar
The F# Locrian Mode has 7 notes: F# G A B C D E. Its root F# is also written Gb.
| Notes | F# G A B C D E |
|---|---|
| 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 | G |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | A |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | B |
| b5 | Tritone | C |
| b6 | Minor 6th | D |
| b7 | Minor 7th | E |
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° | F#dim | F#m7b5 |
| bII | G | Gmaj7 |
| biii | Am | Am7 |
| iv | Bm | Bm7 |
| bV | C | Cmaj7 |
| bVI | D | D7 |
| bvii | Em | Em7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the F# Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (G): G Major Scale
- From degree b3 (A): A Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (B): B Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (C): C Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (D): D Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (E): E Natural Minor scale