Guitar · scales and modes # D Locrian scale on guitar D Locrian has 7 notes: D, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C. | Note | D | E♭ | F | G | A♭ | B♭ | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭2 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | ♭6 | ♭7 | | Step | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ## 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 Note names D Locrian 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 16 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 17 notes Position 5: frets 10–13, 17 notes ## Triads in D Locrian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Ddim | [D diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-diminished) | | ♭2 | E♭ | [E♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) | | ♭3 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 4 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | | ♭5 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | ♭6 | B♭ | [B♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) | | ♭7 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | ## Seventh chords in D Locrian | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Dm7♭5 | [Dm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7b5) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2) · [Dm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-3) · [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭2 | E♭maj7 | [E♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7) · [E♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2) · [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) · [E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭3 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 4 | Gm7 | [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) · [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) · [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) · [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭5 | A♭maj7 | [A♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7) · [A♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2) · [A♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-3) · [A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭6 | B♭7 | [B♭7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb7) · [B♭7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2) · [B♭7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-3) · [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) | | ♭7 | Cm7 | [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) · [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) · [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) · [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of D Locrian, starting from another root. - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-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 - [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 D 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:2:ladder:p1)