E♭ Locrian 𝄫7Scale

Formula

H W W H W H 1½ 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7
The family

E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 on the chromatic circle

E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 is the 7th mode of the Harmonic major family. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.

W W H W H 1½ H ♭2 F♭I Harmonic major ♭3 G♭II Dorian ♭5 4 A♭III Phrygian ♭4 ♭5 B𝄫IV Lydian ♭3 ♭6 C♭V Mixolydian ♭2 𝄫7 D𝄫VI Lydian augmented ♯2 1 E♭VII Locrian 𝄫7 E♭ Locrian 𝄫7
The whole neck

E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 across the fretboard

Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.

3 5 7 9 12 15 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3
Harmony

Chords in E♭ Locrian 𝄫7

Stack every other note of the scale from each degree and you get its chords. Open any of them in the chord library.

DegreeChordNotes
i°E♭°7E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫
♭IIF♭maj7F♭ A♭ C♭ E♭
♭iii°G♭m7♭5G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫 F♭
ivA♭m7A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭
♭vB𝄫m(maj7)B𝄫 D𝄫 F♭ A♭
♭VIC♭7C♭ E♭ G♭ B𝄫
𝄫VII+D𝄫maj7♯5D𝄫 F♭ A♭ C♭
Context

Where E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 fits

Over diminished 7 chords: rare, mostly met when studying harmonic major.

E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 is mode 7 of the harmonic major family. The same notes played from each of its other degrees give the family's other modes:

Move one note by a half step and you get a different scale:

Locrian 𝄫7 scale in every key

E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 scale questions

What notes are in the E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 scale?

E♭ F♭ G♭ A♭ B𝄫 C♭ D𝄫. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7.

What is the E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 scale formula?

1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7, or in steps between the notes, H W W H W H 1½ (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).

How do you play the E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape to the E shape.

What chords are in the E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 scale?

E♭°7 (i°), F♭maj7 (♭II), G♭m7♭5 (♭iii°), A♭m7 (iv), B𝄫m(maj7) (♭v), C♭7 (♭VI), D𝄫maj7♯5 (𝄫VII+).

When is the E♭ Locrian 𝄫7 scale used?

Over diminished 7 chords: rare, mostly met when studying harmonic major.