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E♭ Locrian Scale on Guitar

The E♭ Locrian scale contains E♭, E, F#, A♭, A, B and D♭ — 7 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.

  • Root
  • Minor 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Augmented 4th
  • Minor 6th
  • Minor 7th
E♭ Locrian — 7 notes
Degree 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7
Note E♭ E F# A♭ A B D♭
Interval Root Minor 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Augmented 4th Minor 6th Minor 7th

Note names

E♭ Locrian scale fretboard diagram: every position of E♭, E, F#, A♭, A, B and D♭ across the guitar neck

Interval numbers

E♭ Locrian scale fretboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 E Ionian
2 F# Dorian
3 A♭ Phrygian
4 A Lydian
5 B Mixolydian
6 D♭ Aeolian
7 E♭ Locrian

Triads

E♭°
II E
iii F#m
iv A♭m
V A
VI B
vii D♭m

7th Chords

E♭m7♭5
II Emaj7
iii F#m7
iv A♭m7
V Amaj7
VI B7
vii D♭m7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — E♭ Locrian fretonomy.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside E♭ Locrian

Major Pentatonic E A B
Minor Pentatonic D♭ F# A♭
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) B
Minor Sixth Pentatonic F#

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the E♭ Locrian scale?

E♭, E, F#, A♭, A, B and D♭. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the E♭ Locrian scale?

The triads built from its own notes: E♭°, E, F#m, A♭m, A, B and D♭m. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which major scale is the E♭ Locrian scale a mode of?

E major — E♭ Locrian is its seventh mode. Both contain the same 7 notes; only the note that feels like home is different.

Which smaller scales fit inside the E♭ Locrian scale?

E Major Pentatonic, D♭ Minor Pentatonic, B Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and F# Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the E♭ Locrian scale, so they can be played over it.

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