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C Locrian Scale

The C Locrian scale is the darkest of the seven modes, with a flat 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th. Built on the seventh degree of Db major, it's used in jazz and metal guitar over half-diminished chords.

Also known as

  • C Locrian Mode

Formula

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

CC#D#FF#G#A#

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the C Locrian scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

Explore this scale on the interactive fretboard tool