D♯ Locrian Scale on Piano
D♯ Locrian: D♯ E F♯ G♯ A B C♯. See every note on the piano keyboard, 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
Finding it on the keys
- D♯ is the right one of the two black keys
- White keys: E A B
- Black keys: D♯ F♯ G♯ C♯
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: F♯m
- iv: G♯m
- ♭V: A
- ♭VI: B
- ♭vii: C♯m