B Locrian Scale on Guitar

B Locrian: B C D E F G A. See every note on the guitar fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: B C D E F G A
• Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
• Steps (W whole, H half): H W W H W W W

Same notes as

• C Major
• A Minor

About the Locrian scale

• The unstable one: the ♭2 and ♭5 make its root chord diminished.
• Rare as a home key. Heard in metal riffs and over m7♭5 chords.

Chords in B Locrian

• i°: B°
• ♭II: C
• ♭iii: Dm
• iv: Em
• ♭V: F
• ♭VI: G
• ♭vii: Am

Other instruments

• B Locrian on Piano
• B Locrian on Bass
• B Locrian on Ukulele

More on B Locrian

• B Locrian on the circle of fifths
• Chord progressions in B Minor