Guitar scale · Modes
D♭ Locrian scale on guitar
Every position of the D♭ 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 E𝄫 major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- D♭E𝄫F♭G♭A𝄫B𝄫C♭
- 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 9–14, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------10-12-14-| B|-------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|----------------------------9--11-12-------------------| D|-------------------9--11-12----------------------------| A|----------9--10-12-------------------------------------| E|-9--10-12----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 9, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the D♭ Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
E𝄫
E𝄫maj7
E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
♭iii
F♭m
F♭m7
F♭ A𝄫 C♭
♭V
A𝄫
A𝄫maj7
A𝄫 C♭ E𝄫
♭VI
B𝄫
B𝄫7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
♭vii
C♭m
C♭m7
C♭ E𝄫 G♭
Sounds great over
