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