A Locrian Scale — Piano
A Locrian on piano: notes A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G — free scale chart, no sign-up. The darkest, most unstable mode — both the 3rd and 5th are flattened, rarely a home key but essential over half-diminished chords.
Piano, C3 to C5. Notes in this scale, low to high: C3 (flat 3), D3 (4), Eb3 (flat 5), F3 (flat 6), G3 (flat 7), A3 (root), Bb3 (flat 2), C4 (flat 3), D4 (4), Eb4 (flat 5), F4 (flat 6), G4 (flat 7), A4 (root), Bb4 (flat 2), C5 (flat 3).
Notes in the A locrian scale
The A locrian scale contains 7 notes: A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G. Its scale degrees are R · b2 · b3 · 4 · b5 · b6 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | A |
| b2 | Bb |
| b3 | C |
| 4 | D |
| b5 | Eb |
| b6 | F |
| b7 | G |
A locrian on piano
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the keyboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, and export a printable PDF.