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C Locrian scale on guitar

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

C Locrian: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCD♭E♭FG♭A♭B♭
Degree1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
Step1221222

C Locrian on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C Locrian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2Ab2Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Bb2C3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3C4Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3C4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C5Db5F4Gb4Ab4Bb4C5Db5Eb5F5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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C Locrian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 154b5b6b71b2b34b5b71b2b34b5b6b71b34b5b6b71b2b34b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b24b5b6b71b2b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

C Locrian in 5 positions

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

C Locrian, position 1, frets 1 to 54b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 17 notes
    C Locrian, position 2, frets 3 to 7b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 16 notes
      C Locrian, position 3, frets 5 to 9b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        C Locrian, position 4, frets 8 to 111b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–11, 17 notes
          C Locrian, position 5, frets 10 to 14b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in C Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1CdimC diminished arpeggio
            ♭2D♭D♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3E♭mE♭ minor arpeggio
            4FmF minor arpeggio
            ♭5G♭F♯ major arpeggio
            ♭6A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cm7♭5Cm7♭5 arpeggio · Cm7♭5 drop 2 · Cm7♭5 drop 3 · Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2D♭maj7D♭maj7 arpeggio · D♭maj7 drop 2 · D♭maj7 drop 3 · D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3E♭m7E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            4Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5G♭maj7G♭maj7 arpeggio · G♭maj7 drop 2 · G♭maj7 drop 3 · G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6A♭7A♭7 arpeggio · A♭7 drop 2 · A♭7 drop 3 · A♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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