Modes
G♭ Locrian scale
The darkest mode, built on a diminished triad — rare, unstable and haunting.
Mode 7 of the major scale: the same notes as A𝄫 major, starting from its 7th note.
- Notes
- G♭A𝄫B𝄫C♭D𝄫E𝄫F♭
- Formula
- 1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
- Steps
- HWWHWWW
How to play the G♭ Locrian scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------3-5-7-------| G|-------------------2-4-5-------------| D|-------------2-4-5-------------------| A|-------2-3-5-------------------------| E|-2-3-5-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 2–7
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-2---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the G♭ Locrian scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
♭II
A𝄫
A𝄫maj7
A𝄫 C♭ E𝄫
♭iii
B𝄫m
B𝄫m7
B𝄫 D𝄫 F♭
iv
C♭m
C♭m7
C♭ E𝄫 G♭
♭V
D𝄫
D𝄫maj7
D𝄫 F♭ A𝄫
♭VI
E𝄫
E𝄫7
E𝄫 G♭ B𝄫
♭vii
F♭m
F♭m7
F♭ A𝄫 C♭
Sounds great over
