F Locrian Scale
The F Locrian scale contains 7 notes: F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭.
F Locrian scale on the piano
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What is the Locrian scale?
Locrian is the seventh mode of the major scale — a minor scale with both a lowered second and a lowered fifth. Because the fifth is diminished the tonic chord is unstable, so Locrian is used over half-diminished chords rather than as a key.
F Locrian uses the same notes as G♭ Dur, started from degree 7 instead of the first. The notes are shared; the tonic, and therefore the sound, is not.
F Locrian is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of F Locrian
| Trinn | Note | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | G♭ | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | A♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 4 | B♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 5 | C♭ | TT | 6 |
| 6 | D♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 7 | E♭ | m7 | 10 |
Chords in F Locrian
These are the triads built on each degree of F Locrian using only notes from the scale.
Other scales on F
Every scale type that starts on F, for comparison.
Locrian in every key
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What notes are in the F Locrian scale?
The F Locrian scale has 7 notes: F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭.
What is the formula for the F Locrian scale?
The F Locrian scale follows the step pattern H–W–W–H–W–W–W, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
What scale is F Locrian derived from?
F Locrian is the mode of G♭ Dur that starts on its 7 degree. Both scales use the same notes but resolve to a different tonic.
What chords are in the F Locrian scale?
The triads built from the F Locrian scale are Fdim, G♭, A♭m, B♭m, C♭, D♭, E♭m.
