Piano scale · Modes
D♭ Locrian scale on piano
How to play the D♭ 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 E𝄫 major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- D♭E𝄫F♭G♭A𝄫B𝄫C♭
- Formula
- 1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWHWWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handD♭3E𝄫1F♭2G♭3A𝄫1B𝄫2C♭3D♭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 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
