Modes
B♭ Locrian scale
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
How to play the B♭ Locrian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------7--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--9--------------------| D|-------------------6--8--9-----------------------------| A|----------6--7--9--------------------------------------| E|-6--7--9-----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 6–11
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------1-2-4-| E|-------2---------| C|-1-3-4-----------| G|---------1-------|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →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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