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A Locrian scale on guitar

A Locrian has 7 notes: A, B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G.

A Locrian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteAB♭CDE♭FG
Degree1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
Step1221222

A Locrian on the whole neck

Every A Locrian note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A Locrian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3A3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4A4Bb4C5D5F4G4A4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Locrian
Note names
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A Locrian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b6b71b2b34b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A Locrian
Degrees

A Locrian in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A Locrian, position 1, frets 0 to 4b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 16 notes
    A Locrian, position 2, frets 2 to 6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 17 notes
      A Locrian, position 3, frets 5 to 81b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–8, 17 notes
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        A Locrian, position 4, frets 7 to 11b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          A Locrian, position 5, frets 10 to 144b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in A Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1AdimA diminished arpeggio
            ♭2B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3CmC minor arpeggio
            4DmD minor arpeggio
            ♭5E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6FF major arpeggio
            ♭7GmG minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2B♭maj7B♭maj7 arpeggio · B♭maj7 drop 2 · B♭maj7 drop 3 · B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            4Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6F7F7 arpeggio · F7 drop 2 · F7 drop 3 · F7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A Locrian, starting from another root.

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