D Locrian Scale on Guitar
D Locrian: D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C. See every note on the guitar fretboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: D E♭ F G A♭ B♭ C
- Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): H W W H W W W
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 D Locrian
- i°: D°
- ♭II: E♭
- ♭iii: Fm
- iv: Gm
- ♭V: A♭
- ♭VI: B♭
- ♭vii: Cm