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
- DE♭FGA♭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 10–15, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------11-13-15-| B|-------------------------------------11-13-15----------| G|----------------------------10-12-13-------------------| D|-------------------10-12-13----------------------------| A|----------10-11-13-------------------------------------| E|-10-11-13----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 10, 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.
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