Modes
E Locrian scale
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
How to play the E Locrian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------1-3-5-| B|-------------------------1-3-5-------| G|-------------------0-2-3-------------| D|-------------0-2-3-------------------| A|-------0-1-3-------------------------| E|-0-1-3-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 0–5
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|-----------0-1-3-| E|-----0-1---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the E Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
