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D Locrian scale on guitar

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

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

D Locrian on the whole neck

Every D 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".

D Locrian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Ab2Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Bb2C3D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D3Eb3F3G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G3Ab3Bb3C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C4D4Eb4F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5F4G4Ab4Bb4C5D5Eb5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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D Locrian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b34b5b6b71b2b34b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b34b5b6b71b2b346E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

D Locrian in 5 positions

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

D Locrian, position 1, frets 0 to 4b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    D Locrian, position 2, frets 3 to 74b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      D Locrian, position 3, frets 5 to 9b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes
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        D Locrian, position 4, frets 7 to 11b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes
          D Locrian, position 5, frets 10 to 131b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–13, 17 notes

            Triads in D Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1DdimD diminished arpeggio
            ♭2E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3FmF minor arpeggio
            4GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭5A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            ♭6B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭7CmC minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in D Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Dm7♭5Dm7♭5 arpeggio · Dm7♭5 drop 2 · Dm7♭5 drop 3 · Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2E♭maj7E♭maj7 arpeggio · E♭maj7 drop 2 · E♭maj7 drop 3 · E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            4Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5A♭maj7A♭maj7 arpeggio · A♭maj7 drop 2 · A♭maj7 drop 3 · A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6B♭7B♭7 arpeggio · B♭7 drop 2 · B♭7 drop 3 · B♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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