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Guitar · scales and modes

# C♯ Locrian scale on guitar

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

| Note | C♯ | D | E | F♯ | G | A | B |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | ♭6 | ♭7 |
| Step | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

## 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 Note names

C♯ Locrian 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.

Position 1: frets 2–6, 17 notes

Position 2: frets 4–8, 16 notes

Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes

Position 4: frets 9–12, 17 notes

Position 5: frets 11–15, 17 notes

## Triads in C♯ Locrian

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | C♯dim | [C♯ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-diminished) |
| ♭2 | D | [D major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) |
| ♭3 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) |
| 4 | F♯m | [F♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-minor) |
| ♭5 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) |
| ♭6 | A | [A major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) |
| ♭7 | Bm | [B minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-minor) |

## Seventh chords in C♯ Locrian

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | C♯m7♭5 | [C♯m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7b5) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-3) · [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭2 | Dmaj7 | [Dmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7) · [Dmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2) · [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) · [Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭3 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) |
| 4 | F♯m7 | [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) · [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭5 | Gmaj7 | [Gmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7) · [Gmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2) · [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) · [Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭6 | A7 | [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) · [A7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) · [A7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) · [A7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2-and-4) |
| ♭7 | Bm7 | [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) · [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) · [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) · [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) |

## Same notes, other names

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

- [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major)
- [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor)
- [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian)
- [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian)
- [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian)
- [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian)

## Locrian in every key

- [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian)
- C♯ 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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-locrian)
- [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice C♯ Locrian in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-locrian:1:ladder:p1)
