E Locrian Scale on Piano
E Locrian: E F G A B♭ C D. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: E F G A B♭ C D
- 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
- E is the white key just right of the two black keys
- White keys: E F G A C D
- Black keys: 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 E Locrian
- i°: E°
- ♭II: F
- ♭iii: Gm
- iv: Am
- ♭V: B♭
- ♭VI: C
- ♭vii: Dm