eBGDAE 123456789101112131415 E Gb Ab A B Db Eb E Gb A B Db Eb E Gb Ab A B Eb E Gb Ab A B Db Eb E Ab A B Db Eb E Gb Ab A B Db Eb E Gb Ab A B Db E Gb Ab A B Db Eb E Gb

Eb Locrian Scale

The Eb Locrian scale has a deeply unstable, dissonant quality. The seventh mode of E major (enharmonically Fb), it's used sparingly in jazz guitar for its extreme darkness over half-diminished chords.

Also known as

  • D# Locrian
  • Eb Locrian Mode
  • D# Locrian Mode

Formula

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

EbEGbAbABDb

Diatonic Chords

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

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