B locrian scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the B locrian scale (1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7) on guitar: B · C · D · E · F · G · A.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
B Locrian
1b2b34b5b6b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
B
· Root
b2
C
· characteristic note
b3
D
· Third
4
E
· Tension
b5
F
· characteristic note
b6
G
· Tension
b7
A
· Seventh
Scale sheet
B LocrianFormula (degrees)
1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
Notes in key
B C D E F G A
Typical use
Over m7b5 (half-diminished).
Locrian
Locrian is the seventh mode of the major scale: a minor scale with a minor second and a diminished fifth. Its two characteristic notes (♭2 and ♭5) make it the most unstable of the seven modes, and it's the natural scale over half-diminished (m7♭5) chords.
Notes of the B locrian scale: B · C · D · E · F · G · A.