The E Locrian scale

All notes of the E Locrian scale: E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D. The only mode with a diminished fifth above the tonic, which is why it rarely stands on its own.

Locrian is one of the seven modes — what a mode is, with all seven to listen to.

The notes

Steps in semitones: 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 2

On the keyboard

Guitar

Ukulele

E major
E minor
E harmonic minor
E melodic minor
E Dorian
E chord

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Every note on this page is computed, not typed in — following the rule that also makes F# major spell its seventh degree E#, not F.