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F Locrian scale on guitar

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

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

F Locrian on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F Locrian scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2Ab2Bb2Cb3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Bb2Cb3Db3Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3Cb4Eb3F3Gb3Ab3Bb3Cb4Db4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3Cb4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb4Db4Eb4F4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb5Db5F4Gb4Ab4Bb4Cb5Db5Eb5F5Gb56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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F Locrian scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b2b34b5b6b71b24b5b6b71b2b34b5b71b2b34b5b6b71b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b61b2b34b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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Degrees

F Locrian in 5 positions

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

F Locrian, position 1, frets 1 to 41b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 1–4, 17 notes
    F Locrian, position 2, frets 3 to 7b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      F Locrian, position 3, frets 6 to 104b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b66E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 17 notes
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        F Locrian, position 4, frets 8 to 12b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b76E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 16 notes
          F Locrian, position 5, frets 10 to 14b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b26E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in F Locrian

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

            Seventh chords in F Locrian

            DegreeChordPages
            1Fm7♭5Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
            ♭2G♭maj7G♭maj7 arpeggio · G♭maj7 drop 2 · G♭maj7 drop 3 · G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭3A♭m7G♯m7 arpeggio · G♯m7 drop 2 · G♯m7 drop 3 · G♯m7 drop 2 and 4
            4B♭m7B♭m7 arpeggio · B♭m7 drop 2 · B♭m7 drop 3 · B♭m7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭5C♭maj7Bmaj7 arpeggio · Bmaj7 drop 2 · Bmaj7 drop 3 · Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭6D♭7D♭7 arpeggio · D♭7 drop 2 · D♭7 drop 3 · D♭7 drop 2 and 4
            ♭7E♭m7E♭m7 arpeggio · E♭m7 drop 2 · E♭m7 drop 3 · E♭m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

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