Locrian Mode

You can use MusicWheels™ to discover all the other locrian modal scales and their notes.

Let’s look at the B Locrian Mode which occurs in the key of C.

Guitar Diagrams

Locrian Mode Scale Patterns Across the Fretboard

The diagrams below show generic patterns for the Locrian Mode Scale.

The violet note is the root note of the mode, for example:

– if you wish to play the C locrian mode then the violet root note will be the note of C

– if you wish to play the A locrian mode then the violet root note will be the note of A and so on.