Guitar scale · Modes
F Locrian scale on guitar
Every position of the F 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 G♭ major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- FG♭A♭B♭C♭D♭E♭
- 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 1–6, ascending
e|-------------------------------2-4-6-| B|-------------------------2-4-6-------| G|-------------------1-3-4-------------| D|-------------1-3-4-------------------| A|-------1-2-4-------------------------| E|-1-2-4-------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 1, and shift your hand slightly for the wider stretches. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
Chords in the F Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭V
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
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