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♯DH
DEW
EF♯W
F♯GH
GAW
ABW
BC♯W
Scale DegreeNoteInterval from C♯
1C♯Perfect Unison
♭2DMinor 2nd
♭3EMinor 3rd
4F♯Perfect 4th
♭5GDiminished 5th
♭6AMinor 6th
♭7BMinor 7th

C♯ Locrian scale chords

Triads

DegreeChordNotes
C♯dimC♯, E, G
IIDD, F♯, A
iiiEmE, G, B
ivF♯mF♯, A, C♯
VGG, B, D
VIAA, C♯, E
viiBmB, D, F♯

Seventh chords

DegreeChordNotes
iø7C♯m7♭5C♯, E, G, B
IImaj7Dmaj7D, F♯, A, C♯
iii7Em7E, G, B, D
iv7F♯m7F♯, A, C♯, E
Vmaj7Gmaj7G, B, D, F♯
VI7A7A, C♯, E, G
vii7Bm7B, 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 IonianDD, E, F♯, G, A, B, C♯
E DorianEE, F♯, G, A, B, C♯, D
F♯ PhrygianF♯F♯, G, A, B, C♯, D, E
G LydianGG, A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯
A MixolydianAA, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G
B AeolianBB, 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).