C♭ Locrian Scale

Learn the C♭ Locrian scale — notes, intervals, chords, modes, and more.


C♭ Locrian scale notes

The C♭ Locrian scale contains the following notes:

C♭ – D♭♭ – E♭♭ – F♭ – G♭♭ – A♭♭ – B♭♭

C♭ Locrian scale degrees

The scale degrees of the C♭ Locrian scale are:

1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7
Scale DegreeNote
1C♭
♭2D♭♭
♭3E♭♭
4F♭
♭5G♭♭
♭6A♭♭
♭7B♭♭

C♭ Locrian scale intervals

The C♭ Locrian scale uses the interval pattern H, W, W, H, W, W, W

FromToStep
C♭D♭♭H
D♭♭E♭♭W
E♭♭F♭W
F♭G♭♭H
G♭♭A♭♭W
A♭♭B♭♭W
B♭♭C♭W
Scale DegreeNoteInterval from C♭
1C♭Perfect Unison
♭2D♭♭Minor 2nd
♭3E♭♭Minor 3rd
4F♭Perfect 4th
♭5G♭♭Diminished 5th
♭6A♭♭Minor 6th
♭7B♭♭Minor 7th

C♭ Locrian scale chords

Triads

DegreeChordNotes
C♭dimC♭, E♭♭, G♭♭
IID♭♭D♭♭, F♭, A♭♭
iiiE♭♭mE♭♭, G♭♭, B♭♭
ivF♭mF♭, A♭♭, C♭
VG♭♭G♭♭, B♭♭, D♭♭
VIA♭♭A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭
viiB♭♭mB♭♭, D♭♭, F♭

Seventh chords

DegreeChordNotes
iø7C♭m7♭5C♭, E♭♭, G♭♭, B♭♭
IImaj7D♭♭maj7D♭♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭
iii7E♭♭m7E♭♭, G♭♭, B♭♭, D♭♭
iv7F♭m7F♭, A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭
Vmaj7G♭♭maj7G♭♭, B♭♭, D♭♭, F♭
VI7A♭♭7A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭, G♭♭
vii7B♭♭m7B♭♭, D♭♭, F♭, A♭♭

C♭ Locrian scale modes

The modes of C♭ Locrian use the same notes but start on different scale degrees.

ModeStarting noteNotes
D♭♭ IonianD♭♭D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭
E♭♭ DorianE♭♭E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭
F♭ PhrygianF♭F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭
G♭♭ LydianG♭♭G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭
A♭♭ MixolydianA♭♭A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭
B♭♭ AeolianB♭♭B♭♭, C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭
C♭ LocrianC♭C♭, D♭♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭♭, A♭♭, B♭♭

C♭ Locrian scale FAQs

What is the parent major scale of C♭ Locrian?

C♭ Locrian is the 7th mode of the D♭♭ major scale. Both share the same 7 notes — Locrian starts on the 7th degree (C♭) instead of the root (D♭♭).