Piano scale · Modes
E Locrian scale on piano
How to play the E 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 F major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- EFGAB♭CD
- Formula
- 1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWHWWW
Piano
One octave, ascending · numbers are finger numbers
Suggested fingering
Right handE1F2G3A1B♭2C3D4E5
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 E Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
