G Locrian 𝄫7Scale

Formula

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

G Locrian 𝄫7 on the chromatic circle

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

G 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 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 𝄫7 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7 1
Harmony

Chords in G 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°G°7G B♭ D♭ F♭
♭IIA♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G
♭iii°B♭m7♭5B♭ D♭ F♭ A♭
ivCm7C E♭ G B♭
♭vD♭m(maj7)D♭ F♭ A♭ C
♭VIE♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭
𝄫VII+F♭maj7♯5F♭ A♭ C E♭
Context

Where G Locrian 𝄫7 fits

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

G 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

G Locrian 𝄫7 scale questions

What notes are in the G Locrian 𝄫7 scale?

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

What is the G 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 G Locrian 𝄫7 scale on guitar?

This page draws every note of G 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 G shape to the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape.

What chords are in the G Locrian 𝄫7 scale?

G°7 (i°), A♭maj7 (♭II), B♭m7♭5 (♭iii°), Cm7 (iv), D♭m(maj7) (♭v), E♭7 (♭VI), F♭maj7♯5 (𝄫VII+).

When is the G Locrian 𝄫7 scale used?

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