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A locrian scale
Fretboard diagram
A locrian scale — chords and intervals
The A locrian scale is the seventh and most unstable mode of the major scale. On guitar, the notes are A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G. It sounds highly dissonant and unresolved, as its home chord is a diminished triad. While rare as a primary key, it is a crucial technical tool for jazz musicians improvising over half-diminished chords in tension-heavy passages. The diatonic chords of A locrian are Am7b5, BbMaj7, Cm7, Dm7, EbMaj7, F7, Gm7.
The A locrian scale has the following degrees: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.
Intervals: H-W-W-H-W-W-W.
Diatonic chords: Am7b5, BbMaj7, Cm7, Dm7, EbMaj7, F7, Gm7.
Use the interactive harmonizer above to explore triads, seventh chords, and chord variations for composing with the A locrian scale on guitar.