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C Locrian ♮2 Scale

Learn the C Locrian ♮2 scale (6th mode melodic minor) on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
C, D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb
Steps
W-H-W-H-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb
All 5 positions
C shape (frets 3-7); A shape (frets 3-7); G shape (frets 5-9); E shape (frets 7-11); D shape (frets 10-14)
1C2Db3Eb4Fb5Gbb6Abb7Bb

Full fretboard map

Every C Locrian ♮2 Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEFGbAbBbCDEbFGbAbBbCDEbBbCDEbFGbAbBbCDEbFGbAbEbFGbAbBbCDEbFGbAbBbCDAbBbCDEbFGbAbBbCDEbFGbCDEbFGbAbBbCDEbFGbAbBbFGbAbBbCDEbFGbAbBbCDEb123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

C shape · frets 3-7

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor), C shape: the box around the C-shape C chord, taken from the C box of D# Melodic Minor.

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) C shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the C shape.EADGBe3456714b72b6b5b3b621b7b3b64b7
C shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6---|
B |-3--4-----6---|
G |-3-----5------|
D |-3--4-----6---|
A |-3-----5--6---|
E |----4-----6---|

A shape · frets 3-7

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor), A shape: the box around the A-shape C chord, taken from the C box of D# Melodic Minor.

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) A shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the A shape.EADGBe3456714b72b6b5b3b621b7b3b64b7
A shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6---|
B |-3--4-----6---|
G |-3-----5------|
D |-3--4-----6---|
A |-3-----5--6---|
E |----4-----6---|

G shape · frets 5-9

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor), G shape: the box around the G-shape C chord, taken from the A box of D# Melodic Minor.

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) G shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the G shape.EADGBe5678921b7b3b64b72b514b7b31b6
G shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |----6--7-----9|
G |-5-----7--8---|
D |----6-----8---|
A |-5--6-----8---|
E |----6-----8---|

E shape · frets 7-11

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor), E shape: the box around the E-shape C chord, taken from the G box of D# Melodic Minor.

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) E shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the E shape.EADGBe78910112b514b7b31b5b62142b3b6b7b3
E shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10-11|
B |-7-----9----11|
G |-7--8----10---|
D |----8----10---|
A |----8--9----11|
E |----8----10-11|

D shape · frets 10-14

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor), D shape: the box around the D-shape C chord, taken from the E box of D# Melodic Minor.

C Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) D shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the D shape.EADGBe10111213142142b3b6b5b7b324b7b3b614
D shape tab (10-14)
e |10-11----13---|
B |---11----13---|
G |10-11----13---|
D |10----12-13---|
A |---11----13---|
E |10-11----13---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootC
2M2D
b3m3Eb
4P4F
b5d5Gb
b6m6Ab
b7m7Bb

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