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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#, G, A, B, C, D, E
Steps
H-W-W-H-W-W-W
Sharps and flats
F#
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 2-6); D shape (frets 2-6); C shape (frets 7-11); A shape (frets 7-11); G shape (frets 11-15)
1F#b2Gb3A4Bb5Cb6Db7E

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.

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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 2-6

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

F# Locrian E shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the E shape.EADGBe2345614b7b31b2b5b6b214b3b6b2b5b7b3
E shape tab (2-6)
e |-2--3-----5---|
B |----3-----5---|
G |-2-----4--5---|
D |-2-----4--5---|
A |-2--3-----5---|
E |-2--3-----5---|

D shape · frets 2-6

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

F# Locrian D shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the D shape.EADGBe2345614b7b31b2b5b6b214b3b6b2b5b7b3
D shape tab (2-6)
e |-2--3-----5---|
B |----3-----5---|
G |-2-----4--5---|
D |-2-----4--5---|
A |-2--3-----5---|
E |-2--3-----5---|

C shape · frets 7-11

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

F# Locrian C shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the C shape.EADGBe78910114b7b3b614b5b2b514b7b6b2b5b3b6
C shape tab (7-11)
e |-7--8----10---|
B |-7--8----10---|
G |-7-----9------|
D |-7-----9-10---|
A |-7-----9-10---|
E |-7--8----10---|

A shape · frets 7-11

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

F# Locrian A shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the A shape.EADGBe78910114b7b3b614b5b2b514b7b6b2b5b3b6
A shape tab (7-11)
e |-7--8----10---|
B |-7--8----10---|
G |-7-----9------|
D |-7-----9-10---|
A |-7-----9-10---|
E |-7--8----10---|

G shape · frets 11-15

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

F# Locrian G shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the G shape.EADGBe11121314151b7b3b6b24b7b514b7b31b2b5b6b2
G shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14-15|
B |---12-13----15|
G |11-12----14---|
D |---12----14---|
A |---12----14-15|
E |---12----14-15|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF#
b2m2G
b3m3A
4P4B
b5d5C
b6m6D
b7m7E

Diatonic Chords

DegreeChordType
iøF#m7b5Half-Diminished
bIIGmaj7Major 7th
biiiAm7Minor 7th
ivBm7Minor 7th
bVCmaj7Major 7th
bVID7Dominant 7th
bviiEm7Minor 7th
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