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Guitar scale companion

F Locrian Mode

Learn the F Locrian mode on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

Notes
F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb
Steps
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db, Eb
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 1-5); D shape (frets 1-5); C shape (frets 6-10); A shape (frets 6-10); G shape (frets 10-14)
1Fb2Gbb3Ab4Bbb5Cbb6Dbb7Eb

Full fretboard map

Every F Locrian Mode note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

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

ECbGDAEFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbFGbAbBbCbDbEbFGbAbBbCbDbEb123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F Locrian 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.

E shape · frets 1-5

F Locrian, E shape: the box around the E-shape F chord, taken from the E box of F# Major (Ionian).

F Locrian E shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the E shape.EADGBe1234514b7b31b2b5b6b214b3b6b2b5b7b3
E shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--2-----4---|
B |----2-----4---|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |-1-----3--4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |-1--2-----4---|

D shape · frets 1-5

F Locrian, D shape: the box around the D-shape F chord, taken from the E box of F# Major (Ionian).

F Locrian D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe1234514b7b31b2b5b6b214b3b6b2b5b7b3
D shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--2-----4---|
B |----2-----4---|
G |-1-----3--4---|
D |-1-----3--4---|
A |-1--2-----4---|
E |-1--2-----4---|

C shape · frets 6-10

F Locrian, C shape: the box around the C-shape F chord, taken from the C box of F# Major (Ionian).

F Locrian C shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the C shape.EADGBe6789104b7b3b614b5b2b514b7b6b2b5b3b6
C shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |-6--7-----9---|
G |-6-----8------|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |-6-----8--9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

A shape · frets 6-10

F Locrian, A shape: the box around the A-shape F chord, taken from the C box of F# Major (Ionian).

F Locrian A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe6789104b7b3b614b5b2b514b7b6b2b5b3b6
A shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--7-----9---|
B |-6--7-----9---|
G |-6-----8------|
D |-6-----8--9---|
A |-6-----8--9---|
E |-6--7-----9---|

G shape · frets 10-14

F Locrian, G shape: the box around the G-shape F chord, taken from the G box of F# Major (Ionian).

F Locrian G shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the G shape.EADGBe10111213141b7b3b6b24b7b514b7b31b2b5b6b2
G shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13-14|
B |---11-12----14|
G |10-11----13---|
D |---11----13---|
A |---11----13-14|
E |---11----13-14|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF
b2m2Gb
b3m3Ab
4P4Bb
b5d5Cb
b6m6Db
b7m7Eb

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iøFm7b5Half-Diminished
bIIGbmaj7Major 7th
biiiAbm7Minor 7th
ivBbm7Minor 7th
bVCbmaj7Major 7th
bVIDb7Dominant 7th
bviiEbm7Minor 7th
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