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F# Locrian Scale

The F# Locrian scale has a haunting, diminished quality. As the seventh mode of G major, it's the most commonly encountered Locrian key in jazz guitar for soloing over F#m7b5 chords.

Also known as

  • Gb Locrian
  • F# Locrian Mode
  • Gb Locrian Mode

Formula

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

F#GABCDE

Diatonic Chords

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

Explore this scale on the interactive fretboard tool