G 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
Position from fret 2
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 | G | root |
| 2 | A♭ (A flat) | minor second |
| 3 | B♭ (B flat) | minor third |
| 4 | C | perfect fourth |
| 5 | D♭ (D flat) | diminished fifth |
| 6 | E♭ (E flat) | minor sixth |
| 7 | F | 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 A flat major scale, starting from another degree.
Chords of the scale
Triads built on each degree:
Other G scales
- Major
- Minor
- Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Major pentatonic
- Minor pentatonic
- Blues
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian