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A Locrian scale

It has 7 notes: A Bb C D Eb F G. Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.

Degree1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
NoteABbCDEbFG

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 5Frets 1–5 · root A
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (b6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
  • B: 1 (b3), 3 (4), 4 (b5)
  • G: 2 (1), 3 (b2)
  • D: 1 (b5), 3 (b6), 5 (b7)
  • A: 1 (b2), 3 (b3), 5 (4)
  • E: 1 (b6), 3 (b7), 5 (1)
Position 1Frets 4–8 · root A
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (1), 6 (b2), 8 (b3)
  • B: 4 (b5), 6 (b6), 8 (b7)
  • G: 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • D: 5 (b7), 7 (1), 8 (b2)
  • A: 5 (4), 6 (b5), 8 (b6)
  • E: 5 (1), 6 (b2), 8 (b3)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 5–10 · root A
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (b2), 8 (b3), 10 (4)
  • B: 6 (b6), 8 (b7), 10 (1)
  • G: 5 (b3), 7 (4), 8 (b5)
  • D: 5 (b7), 7 (1), 8 (b2)
  • A: 5 (4), 6 (b5), 8 (b6)
  • E: 5 (1), 6 (b2), 8 (b3)
Position 2Frets 6–10 · root A
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (b2), 8 (b3), 10 (4)
  • B: 6 (b6), 8 (b7), 10 (1)
  • G: 7 (4), 8 (b5)
  • D: 7 (1), 8 (b2), 10 (b3)
  • A: 6 (b5), 8 (b6), 10 (b7)
  • E: 6 (b2), 8 (b3), 10 (4)
Position 3Frets 8–12 · root A
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (b3), 10 (4), 11 (b5)
  • B: 8 (b7), 10 (1), 11 (b2)
  • G: 8 (b5), 10 (b6)
  • D: 8 (b2), 10 (b3), 12 (4)
  • A: 8 (b6), 10 (b7), 12 (1)
  • E: 8 (b3), 10 (4), 11 (b5)
Position 4Frets 11–15 · root A
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (b5), 13 (b6), 15 (b7)
  • B: 11 (b2), 13 (b3), 15 (4)
  • G: 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • D: 12 (4), 13 (b5), 15 (b6)
  • A: 12 (1), 13 (b2), 15 (b3)
  • E: 11 (b5), 13 (b6), 15 (b7)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in A

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