Guitar scale · Modes
E♭ Locrian scale on guitar
Every position of the E♭ 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 F♭ major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- E♭F♭G♭A♭B𝄫C♭D♭
- 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 11–16, ascending
e|----------------------------------------------12-14-16-| B|-------------------------------------12-14-16----------| G|----------------------------11-13-14-------------------| D|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------| A|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------| E|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 11, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the E♭ Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
♭V
B𝄫
B𝄫maj7
B𝄫 D♭ F♭
♭VI
C♭
C♭7
C♭ E♭ G♭
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