Guitar scale · harmonic & melodic
A Locrian Natural 6 Scale
Mode 2 of Harmonic Minor: Locrian with a natural 6th.
Tap any note to hear it.
A Locrian Natural 6 Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|-----------------------------5-6-8-| B|-------------------------7-8-------| G|-------------------5-7-8-----------| D|-------------5-7-8-----------------| A|-------5-6-9-----------------------| E|-5-6-8-----------------------------|
e|------------------------------------8-10-11-| B|----------------------------8-10-11---------| G|---------------------7-8-11-----------------| D|--------------7-8-10------------------------| A|---------9-10-------------------------------| E|-8-10-11------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------10-11-| B|---------------------------------10-11-13-------| G|---------------------------11-12----------------| D|------------------10-12-13----------------------| A|-------9-10-12-13-------------------------------| E|-10-11------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------14-15-| B|----------------------------------13-15-16-------| G|-------------------------12-14-15----------------| D|----------------12-13-16-------------------------| A|-------12-13-15----------------------------------| E|-14-15-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------14-15-17-18-| B|-------------------------------------15-16-------------| G|----------------------------14-15-17-------------------| D|----------------------16-17----------------------------| A|-------------15-17-18----------------------------------| E|-14-15-17-18-------------------------------------------|
How to play A Locrian Natural 6 on guitar
Find the root first: A is at fret 5 on the low E string and fret 0 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every A on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (♭3, ♭5, ♭7), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 5–9. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | A |
| ♭2 | Bb |
| ♭3 | C |
| 4 | D |
| ♭5 | Eb |
| 6 | F# |
| ♭7 | G |
Chords in A Locrian Natural 6
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in A Locrian Natural 6; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| i° | Adim | Am7b5 | Tonic |
| ♭II+ | Bbaug | Bbmaj7#5 | Supertonic |
| ♭iii | Cm | Cm7 | Mediant |
| IV | D | D7 | Subdominant |
| ♭V | Eb | Ebmaj7 | Dominant |
| vi° | F#dim | F#dim7 | Submediant |
| ♭vii | Gm | Gm(maj7) | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the A Locrian Natural 6 Scale?
- The A Locrian Natural 6 Scale has 7 notes: A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F#, G.
- What chords are in the A Locrian Natural 6 Scale?
- The chords of A Locrian Natural 6 are Adim (i°), Bbaug (♭II+), Cm (♭iii), D (IV), Eb (♭V), F#dim (vi°), Gm (♭vii).
- What is the formula of the locrian natural 6 scale?
- 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7, which is the step pattern H W W H W+H H W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play A Locrian Natural 6 on the guitar?
- The root A is at fret 5 on the low E string and fret 0 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 5–9, and four more positions connect it up the neck.