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E Locrian bb3 bb7 Scale
Mode 7 of Double Harmonic Major: Locrian with a doubly flattened 3rd and a doubly flattened 7th.
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E Locrian bb3 bb7 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|-----------------------------0-1-2-| B|-------------------------1-2-------| G|---------------------2-3-----------| D|---------------2-3-4---------------| A|-------0-1-3-4---------------------| E|-0-1-2-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------2-5-6-| B|-------------------------5-6-------| G|-----------------2-3-5-6-----------| D|-----------2-3-4-------------------| A|-------3-4-------------------------| E|-2-5-6-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------5-6-8-| B|-----------------------5-6-7-------| G|-------------------5-6-------------| D|-------------4-7-8-----------------| A|-------4-7-8-----------------------| E|-5-6-8-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------8-9-| B|-----------------------------10-11-----| G|---------------------9-10-11-----------| D|-----------7-8-10-11-------------------| A|-----7-8-9-----------------------------| E|-8-9-----------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------9-12-13-| B|-------------------------------10-11-13---------| G|-----------------------9-10-11------------------| D|-----------------10-11--------------------------| A|---------9-12-13--------------------------------| E|-9-12-13----------------------------------------|
How to play E Locrian bb3 bb7 on guitar
Find the root first: E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every E 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 0–4. 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 | E |
| ♭2 | F |
| 𝄫3 | Gb |
| 4 | A |
| ♭5 | Bb |
| ♭6 | C |
| 𝄫7 | Db |
Chords in E Locrian bb3 bb7
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in E Locrian bb3 bb7; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | — | — | Tonic |
| ♭II | F | Fmaj7 | Supertonic |
| III | Gb | Gbmaj7 | Mediant |
| iv | Am | — | Subdominant |
| ♭v | Bbm | Bbm(maj7) | Dominant |
| ♭VI | — | — | Submediant |
| VII+ | Dbaug | Dbmaj7#5 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the E Locrian bb3 bb7 Scale?
- The E Locrian bb3 bb7 Scale has 7 notes: E, F, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db.
- What chords are in the E Locrian bb3 bb7 Scale?
- The chords of E Locrian bb3 bb7 are F (♭II), Gb (III), Am (iv), Bbm (♭v), Dbaug (VII+).
- What is the formula of the locrian bb3 bb7 scale?
- 1 ♭2 𝄫3 4 ♭5 ♭6 𝄫7, which is the step pattern H H W+H H W H W+H (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play E Locrian bb3 bb7 on the guitar?
- The root E is at fret 0 on the low E string and fret 7 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 0–4, and four more positions connect it up the neck.