Piano scale · Modes
B♭ Locrian scale on piano
How to play the B♭ Locrian scale on piano: the keys, the fingering for each hand and the notation.
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
- B♭C♭D♭E♭F♭G♭A♭
- Formula
- 1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWHWWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handB♭3C♭1D♭2E♭3F♭1G♭2A♭3B♭4
Where the finger numbers restart, tuck your thumb under so you never run out of fingers. Coming back down, use the same fingers in reverse. Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky.
Chords in the B♭ Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
C♭
C♭maj7
C♭ E♭ G♭
♭V
F♭
F♭maj7
F♭ A♭ C♭
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