Modes
C Locrian scale
The darkest mode, built on a diminished triad — rare, unstable and haunting.
Mode 7 of the major scale: the same notes as D♭ major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- CD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭
- Formula
- 1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWHWWW
How to play the C Locrian scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------9--11-13-| B|-------------------------------------9--11-13----------| G|----------------------------8--10-11-------------------| D|-------------------8--10-11----------------------------| A|----------8--9--11-------------------------------------| E|-8--9--11----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 8–13
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-------------1-3-| E|-------1-2-------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|-----------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the C Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
