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B Locrian scale on guitar

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

B Locrian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBCDEFGA
Degree1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
Step1221222

B Locrian on the whole neck

Every B 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".

B Locrian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2G2A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A2B2C3D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D3E3F3G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G3A3B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B3C4D4E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E4F4G4A4B4C5D5E5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B Locrian
Note names
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B Locrian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 154b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

B Locrian in 5 positions

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

B Locrian, position 1, frets 0 to 44b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    B Locrian, position 2, frets 2 to 6b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 16 notes
      B Locrian, position 3, frets 4 to 8b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 17 notes
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        B Locrian, position 4, frets 7 to 101b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 17 notes
          B Locrian, position 5, frets 9 to 13b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 17 notes

            Triads in B Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♭2CC major arpeggio
            ♭3DmD minor arpeggio
            4EmE minor arpeggio
            ♭5FF major arpeggio
            ♭6GG major arpeggio
            ♭7AmA minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4
            4Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5Fmaj7Fmaj7 arpeggio · Fmaj7 drop 2 · Fmaj7 drop 3 · Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6G7G7 arpeggio · G7 drop 2 · G7 drop 3 · G7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Locrian in every key

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