G Locrian Scale on Guitar

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

Notes

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

Same notes as

• A♭ Major
• F 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 G Locrian

• i°: G°
• ♭II: A♭
• ♭iii: B♭m
• iv: Cm
• ♭V: D♭
• ♭VI: E♭
• ♭vii: Fm

Other instruments

• G Locrian on Piano
• G Locrian on Bass
• G Locrian on Ukulele

More on G Locrian

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