C Locrian Scale on Piano
C Locrian: C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭
- Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): H W W H W W W
Finding it on the keys
- C is the white key just left of the two black keys
- White keys: C F
- Black keys: D♭ E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭
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 C Locrian
- i°: C°
- ♭II: D♭
- ♭iii: E♭m
- iv: Fm
- ♭V: G♭
- ♭VI: A♭
- ♭vii: B♭m