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G Major Locrian Scale
Locrian with a major 2nd and a major 3rd: 1 2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7. Mode 5 of Neapolitan Major, also called Arabian.
Tap any note to hear it.
G Major Locrian 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|-----------------------------3-5-7-| B|-------------------------4-6-------| G|-------------------4-5-6-----------| D|-------------3-5-7-----------------| A|-------3-4-6-----------------------| E|-3-5-7-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------5-7-8-9-| B|-------------------------6-8---------| G|-------------------5-6-8-------------| D|-------------5-7-9-------------------| A|---------6-8-------------------------| E|-5-7-8-9-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------7-8-9-11-| B|------------------------------8-10----------| G|-------------------------8-10---------------| D|---------------7-9-10-11--------------------| A|----------8-10------------------------------| E|-7-8-9-11-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------11-13-| B|----------------------------------12-13-14-------| G|-------------------------10-12-14----------------| D|----------------10-11-13-------------------------| A|-------10-12-14----------------------------------| E|-11-13-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------13-15-| B|----------------------------------13-14-16-------| G|-------------------------12-14-16----------------| D|-------------------13-15-------------------------| A|-------12-14-15-16-------------------------------| E|-13-15-------------------------------------------|
How to play G Major Locrian on guitar
Find the root first: G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every G 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 3–7. 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 | G |
| 2 | A |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | C |
| ♭5 | Db |
| ♭6 | Eb |
| ♭7 | F |
Chords in G Major Locrian
Stack every other note of the scale and you get these seven chords. They are the chords that sound "at home" in G Major Locrian; tap one to see its shapes.
| Degree | Chord | 7th chord | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | — | — | Tonic |
| ii° | Adim | Am7b5 | Supertonic |
| III | — | — | Mediant |
| iv | Cm | Cm(maj7) | Subdominant |
| ♭V+ | Dbaug | Dbmaj7#5 | Dominant |
| ♭VI+ | Ebaug | — | Submediant |
| ♭VII | F | F7 | Leading tone / subtonic |
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Questions
- What notes are in the G Major Locrian Scale?
- The G Major Locrian Scale has 7 notes: G, A, B, C, Db, Eb, F.
- What chords are in the G Major Locrian Scale?
- The chords of G Major Locrian are Adim (ii°), Cm (iv), Dbaug (♭V+), Ebaug (♭VI+), F (♭VII).
- What is the formula of the major locrian scale?
- 1 2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7, which is the step pattern W W H H W W W (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play G Major Locrian on the guitar?
- The root G is at fret 3 on the low E string and fret 10 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 3–7, and four more positions connect it up the neck.