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
- BCDEFGA
- 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 7–12, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-12----------| G|----------------------------7--9--10-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--10----------------------------| A|----------7--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-7--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 7, 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.
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