Guitar UpscaleG Locrian Mode on guitar
The G Locrian Mode has 7 notes: G Ab Bb C Db Eb F.
| Notes | G Ab Bb C Db Eb F |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 |
| Steps | H W W H W W W (W whole step, H half step) |
Play the G 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 G Locrian Mode
| Degree | Interval | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | G |
| b2 | Minor 2nd | Ab |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | Bb |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | C |
| b5 | Tritone | Db |
| b6 | Minor 6th | Eb |
| b7 | Minor 7th | F |
Chords in the G 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° | Gdim | Gm7b5 |
| bII | Ab | Abmaj7 |
| biii | Bbm | Bbm7 |
| iv | Cm | Cm7 |
| bV | Db | Dbmaj7 |
| bVI | Eb | Eb7 |
| bvii | Fm | Fm7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the G Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (Ab): Ab Major Scale
- From degree b3 (Bb): Bb Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (C): C Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (Db): Db Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (Eb): Eb Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (F): F Natural Minor scale