Guitar UpscaleG# Locrian Mode on guitar
The G# Locrian Mode has 7 notes: G# A B C# D E F#. Its root G# is also written Ab.
| Notes | G# A B C# D E 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 | A |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | B |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | C# |
| b5 | Tritone | D |
| b6 | Minor 6th | E |
| 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° | G#dim | G#m7b5 |
| bII | A | Amaj7 |
| biii | Bm | Bm7 |
| iv | C#m | C#m7 |
| bV | D | Dmaj7 |
| bVI | E | E7 |
| bvii | F#m | F#m7 |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the G# Locrian Mode on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree b2 (A): A Major Scale
- From degree b3 (B): B Dorian Mode
- From degree 4 (C#): C# Phrygian Mode
- From degree b5 (D): D Lydian Mode
- From degree b6 (E): E Mixolydian Mode
- From degree b7 (F#): F# Natural Minor scale