A Locrian Scale on Piano

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

Notes

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

Same notes as

• B♭ Major
• G Minor

Finding it on the keys

• A is the white key between the second and third of the three black keys
• White keys: A C D F G
• Black keys: B♭ E♭

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 A Locrian

• i°: A°
• ♭II: B♭
• ♭iii: Cm
• iv: Dm
• ♭V: E♭
• ♭VI: F
• ♭vii: Gm

Other instruments

• A Locrian on Guitar
• A Locrian on Bass
• A Locrian on Ukulele

More on A Locrian

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