Guitar scale · Modes
A♭ Locrian scale on guitar
Every position of the A♭ Locrian scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The darkest mode, built on a diminished triad — rare, unstable and haunting.
Mode 7 of the major scale: the same notes as B𝄫 major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- A♭B𝄫C♭D♭E𝄫F♭G♭
- Formula
- 1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWHWWW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 7 positions using 3 notes per string
Position 1 tab · frets 4–9, ascending
e|-------------------------------5-7-9-| B|-------------------------5-7-9-------| G|-------------------4-6-7-------------| D|-------------4-6-7-------------------| A|-------4-5-7-------------------------| E|-4-5-7-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 4, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the A♭ Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
♭iii
C♭m
C♭m7
C♭ E𝄫 G♭
♭V
E𝄫
E𝄫maj7
E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
♭VI
F♭
F♭7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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