Guitar scale companion
Learn the D Locrian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every D Locrian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
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.
D Locrian, C shape: the box around the C-shape D chord, taken from the C box of D# Major (Ionian).
C shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |-3--4-----6---| G |-3-----5------| D |-3-----5--6---| A |-3-----5--6---| E |-3--4-----6---|
D Locrian, A shape: the box around the A-shape D chord, taken from the C box of D# Major (Ionian).
A shape tab (3-7) e |-3--4-----6---| B |-3--4-----6---| G |-3-----5------| D |-3-----5--6---| A |-3-----5--6---| E |-3--4-----6---|
D Locrian, G shape: the box around the G-shape D chord, taken from the G box of D# Major (Ionian).
G shape tab (7-11) e |----8----10-11| B |----8--9----11| G |-7--8----10---| D |----8----10---| A |----8----10-11| E |----8----10-11|
D Locrian, E shape: the box around the E-shape D chord, taken from the E box of D# Major (Ionian).
E shape tab (10-14) e |10-11----13---| B |---11----13---| G |10----12-13---| D |10----12-13---| A |10-11----13---| E |10-11----13---|
D Locrian, D shape: the box around the D-shape D chord, taken from the E box of D# Major (Ionian).
D shape tab (10-14) e |10-11----13---| B |---11----13---| G |10----12-13---| D |10----12-13---| A |10-11----13---| E |10-11----13---|