Guitar scale · Modes
B♭ Locrian scale on guitar
Every position of the B♭ 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 C♭ major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭
- 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 6–11, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------7--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--9--------------------| D|-------------------6--8--9-----------------------------| A|----------6--7--9--------------------------------------| E|-6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the B♭ Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
♭V
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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