What notes are in the A Locrian scale?

A Locrian contains A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G. Its interval pattern from the root is H – W – W – H – W – W – W (W = whole, H = half).

What chords are in the key of A Locrian?

The diatonic triads are Adim, Bb, Cm, Dm, Eb, F, Gm.

SCALE REFERENCE

A – B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F – G1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

The 7th mode of the major scale — a diminished tonic and a flat 2nd and 5th. Rare as a key centre, common over m7b5 chords.

Notes & degrees

A1B♭b2Cb3D4E♭b5Fb6Gb7

Notes	A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G
Steps	H – W – W – H – W – W – W (W = whole, H = half)

Piano

Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)

Root notes are red. The full map of the scale on the guitar neck; the common box patterns are groups of these notes.

The same scale on a ukulele in standard G–C–E–A tuning.

Chords in the key

These are the chords built by stacking scale notes in thirds. Click through for each chord's own diagrams:

Other scales on A

Locrian on another root

Keep exploring

See the diatonic chords with audio in the Scale & Chord Finder, find where a key sits among the others on the Circle of Fifths, or start the free Cloud Atelier music guides.