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D Locrian ♮2 Scale

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

Notes
D, E, F, G, Ab, Bb, C
Steps
W-H-W-H-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
Ab, Bb
All 5 positions
D shape (frets 0-4); C shape (frets 5-9); A shape (frets 5-9); G shape (frets 7-11); E shape (frets 9-13)
1D2Eb3F4Gb5Abb6Bbb7C

Full fretboard map

Every D 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.

EBGDAEFGAbBbCDEFGAbBbCDEBbCDEFGAbBbCDEFGAbEFGAbBbCDEFGAbBbCDAbBbCDEFGAbBbCDEFGCDEFGAbBbCDEFGAbBbFGAbBbCDEFGAbBbCDE123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five D 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.

D shape · frets 0-4

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

D Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) D shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the D shape.EADGBe012342142b3b6b5b7b324b7b3b614
D shape tab (0-4)
e |-0--1-----3---|
B |----1-----3---|
G |-0--1-----3---|
D |-0-----2--3---|
A |----1-----3---|
E |-0--1-----3---|

C shape · frets 5-9

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

D Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) C shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the C shape.EADGBe5678914b72b6b5b3b621b7b3b64b7
C shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |-5--6-----8---|
G |-5-----7------|
D |-5--6-----8---|
A |-5-----7--8---|
E |----6-----8---|

A shape · frets 5-9

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

D Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) A shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the A shape.EADGBe5678914b72b6b5b3b621b7b3b64b7
A shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |-5--6-----8---|
G |-5-----7------|
D |-5--6-----8---|
A |-5-----7--8---|
E |----6-----8---|

G shape · frets 7-11

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

D Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) G shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the G shape.EADGBe789101121b7b3b64b72b514b7b31b6
G shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10---|
B |----8--9----11|
G |-7-----9-10---|
D |----8----10---|
A |-7--8----10---|
E |----8----10---|

E shape · frets 9-13

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

D Locrian ♮2 (6th Mode Melodic Minor) E shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the E shape.EADGBe9101112132b514b7b31b5b62142b3b6b7b3
E shape tab (9-13)
e |---10----12-13|
B |-9----11----13|
G |-9-10----12---|
D |---10----12---|
A |---10-11----13|
E |---10----12-13|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootD
2M2E
b3m3F
4P4G
b5d5Ab
b6m6Bb
b7m7C

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