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The Locrian scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7, step pattern H–W–W–H–W–W–W. In C it is C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭. It is the scale for half-diminished (m7♭5) chords — the iiø7 in a minor ii–V–i. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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CC D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭C Locrian scale (C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ D E F♯ G A BC♯ Locrian scale (C♯ D E F♯ G A B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD E♭ F G A♭ B♭ CD Locrian scale (D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♯D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B C♯D♯ Locrian scale (D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B C♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE F G A B♭ C DE Locrian scale (E F G A B♭ C D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭F Locrian scale (F G♭ A♭ B♭ C♭ D♭ E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ G A B C D EF♯ Locrian scale (F♯ G A B C D E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ FG Locrian scale (G A♭ B♭ C D♭ E♭ F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
G♯G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯G♯ Locrian scale (G♯ A B C♯ D E F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA B♭ C D E♭ F GA Locrian scale (A B♭ C D E♭ F G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
A♯A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯A♯ Locrian scale (A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB C D E F G AB Locrian scale (B C D E F G A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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