Guitar · scales and modes # B♭ Locrian scale on guitar B♭ Locrian has 7 notes: B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭. | Note | B♭ | C♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F♭ | G♭ | A♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names B♭ Locrian 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 16 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 6–9, 17 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes ## Triads in B♭ Locrian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭dim | [B♭ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) | | ♭2 | C♭ | [B major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) | | ♭3 | D♭m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | | 4 | E♭m | [E♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-minor) | | ♭5 | F♭ | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) | | ♭6 | G♭ | [F♯ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) | | ♭7 | A♭m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ Locrian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m7♭5 | [B♭m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-3) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭2 | C♭maj7 | [Bmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmaj7) · [Bmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2) · [Bmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-3) · [Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | D♭m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | E♭m7 | [E♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) · [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) · [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) · [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | F♭maj7 | [Emaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emaj7) · [Emaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2) · [Emaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-3) · [Emaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | G♭7 | [F♯7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-7) · [F♯7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2) · [F♯7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-3) · [F♯7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | A♭m7 | [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) · [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of B♭ Locrian, starting from another root. - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) - [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) - [C♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) - [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) - [F♯ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) ## Locrian in every key - [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) - [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) - [F Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) - [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) - B♭ Locrian - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B♭ Locrian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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