SCALE REFERENCE

E Locrian

E – F – G – A – B♭ – C – D1 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
E1Fb2Gb3A4B♭b5Cb6Db7
NotesE, F, G, A, Bb, C, D
StepsH – W – W – H – W – W – W (W = whole, H = half)
Piano
EFGACDB♭
Guitar & ukulele — every position (frets 0–12)
357912eEFGAB♭CDEBCDEFGAB♭GGAB♭CDEFGDDEFGAB♭CDAAB♭CDEFGAEEFGAB♭CDE

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

357912AAB♭CDEFGAEEFGAB♭CDECCDEFGAB♭CGGAB♭CDEFG

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

Chords in the key
DegreeTriad7th chord
i°EdimEm7♭5
♭IIFFmaj7
♭iiiGmGm7
ivAmAm7
♭VB♭B♭maj7
♭VICC7
♭viiDmDm7

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

i°Edim♭IIF♭iiiGmivAm♭VB♭♭VIC♭viiDm
Other scales on E

Core scales & modes

E MajorE Natural MinorE Harmonic MinorE Melodic MinorE DorianE PhrygianE LydianE Mixolydian

Pentatonic & blues

E Major PentatonicE Minor PentatonicE BluesE Major Blues

Jazz & altered

E Harmonic MajorE Phrygian DominantE Lydian DominantE AlteredE Bebop Dominant

Symmetric

E Whole ToneE Diminished (Whole–Half)E Diminished (Half–Whole)E Augmented Scale

World & exotic

E Hungarian MinorE Double Harmonic MajorE Neapolitan Minor
Locrian on another root
CC♯DD♯EFF♯GG♯AB♭A♯B
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.