What notes are in the G Locrian scale?

G Locrian contains G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F. 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 G Locrian?

The diatonic triads are Gdim, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Db, Eb, Fm.

SCALE REFERENCE

G – A♭ – B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F1 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

G1A♭b2B♭b3C4D♭b5E♭b6Fb7

Notes	G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F
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 G

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.