Eb Locrian Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · mode VII · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
E♭
F♭
G♭
A♭
B♭♭
C♭
D♭
Solfège : Mi♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭
Interval Structure
E♭
½T
F♭
T
G♭
T
A♭
½T
B♭♭
T
C♭
T
D♭
→
E♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Eb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | E♭° | diminished |
| II | F♭ | Major |
| iii | G♭m | minor |
| iv | A♭m | minor |
| V | B♭♭ | Major |
| VI | C♭ | Major |
| vii | D♭m | minor |
About this scale
The Locrian mode, with its diminished 5th, is rarely used in its pure form on guitar. It appears mainly in extreme metal (for riffs over iiø chords) and jazz improvisation over half-diminished chords. Its inherent instability can be exploited creatively in transitional passages toward a tonal resolution.
See fretboard positions for Eb Locrian on guitar in the interactive app.
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