In music, the
seventh mode of the
major scale, with the following
half step/
whole step progression: H-W-W-H-W-W-W.
Differs from the
natural minor scale in that it has both a
minor second and a
diminished fifth, which turns out to be the
tritone.
For example:
- C Locrian contains the notes C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb
- D Locrian contains the notes D Eb F G Ab Bb C
- F# Lorian contains the notes F# G A B C D E
Two ways of playing the G Locrian scale in guitar
tablature form:
Three notes per string:
e|--------------------------------4-6-8-|
B|--------------------------4-6-8-------|
G|--------------------3-5-6-------------|
D|--------------3-5-6-------------------|
A|--------3-4-6-------------------------|
E|--3-4-6-------------------------------|
Staying in the same neck position:
e|------------------------------3-4-6---|
B|--------------------------4-6---------|
G|--------------------3-5-6-------------|
D|--------------3-5-6-------------------|
A|--------3-4-6-------------------------|
E|--3-4-6-------------------------------|