E Locrian mode on guitar
The Locrian mode, with its minor second and flat fifth, is the most unstable mode. It is mostly used over half-diminished chords, in jazz and metal.
On the whole neck
Open position
Root notes are filled. The position groups the notes of the scale in one area of the neck, starting from the root on the 6th string.
Notes of the scale
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | root |
| 2 | F | minor second |
| 3 | G | minor third |
| 4 | A | perfect fourth |
| 5 | B♭ (B flat) | diminished fifth |
| 6 | C | minor sixth |
| 7 | D | minor seventh |
Steps between notes: H – W – W – H – W – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
This mode uses the same notes as the F major scale, starting from another degree.
Chords of the scale
Triads built on each degree:
Other E scales
- Major
- Minor
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian