E Locrian Scale on Ukulele

E Locrian: E F G A B♭ C D. See every note on the ukulele fretboard, 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

Same notes as

• F Major
• D Minor

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

Other instruments

• E Locrian on Guitar
• E Locrian on Piano
• E Locrian on Bass

More on E Locrian

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