Learn the D♭ Locrian scale — notes, intervals, chords, modes, and more.
The D♭ Locrian scale contains the following notes:
D♭ – E♭♭ – F♭ – G♭ – A♭♭ – B♭♭ – C♭The scale degrees of the D♭ Locrian scale are:
1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7| Scale Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ |
| ♭2 | E♭♭ |
| ♭3 | F♭ |
| 4 | G♭ |
| ♭5 | A♭♭ |
| ♭6 | B♭♭ |
| ♭7 | C♭ |
The D♭ Locrian scale uses the interval pattern H, W, W, H, W, W, W
| From | To | Step |
|---|---|---|
| D♭ | E♭♭ | H |
| E♭♭ | F♭ | W |
| F♭ | G♭ | W |
| G♭ | A♭♭ | H |
| A♭♭ | B♭♭ | W |
| B♭♭ | C♭ | W |
| C♭ | D♭ | W |
| Scale Degree | Note | Interval from D♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D♭ | Perfect Unison |
| ♭2 | E♭♭ | Minor 2nd |
| ♭3 | F♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G♭ | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | A♭♭ | Diminished 5th |
| ♭6 | B♭♭ | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | C♭ | Minor 7th |
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i° | D♭dim | D♭, F♭, A♭♭ |
| II | E♭♭ | E♭♭, G♭, B♭♭ |
| iii | F♭m | F♭, A♭♭, C♭ |
| iv | G♭m | G♭, B♭♭, D♭ |
| V | A♭♭ | A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭ |
| VI | B♭♭ | B♭♭, D♭, F♭ |
| vii | C♭m | C♭, E♭♭, G♭ |
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| iø7 | D♭m7♭5 | D♭, F♭, A♭♭, C♭ |
| IImaj7 | E♭♭maj7 | E♭♭, G♭, B♭♭, D♭ |
| iii7 | F♭m7 | F♭, A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭ |
| iv7 | G♭m7 | G♭, B♭♭, D♭, F♭ |
| Vmaj7 | A♭♭maj7 | A♭♭, C♭, E♭♭, G♭ |
| VI7 | B♭♭7 | B♭♭, D♭, F♭, A♭♭ |
| vii7 | C♭m7 | C♭, E♭♭, G♭, B♭♭ |
The modes of D♭ Locrian use the same notes but start on different scale degrees.
| Mode | Starting note | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| E♭♭ Ionian | E♭♭ | E♭♭, F♭, G♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭ |
| F♭ Dorian | F♭ | F♭, G♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭♭ |
| G♭ Phrygian | G♭ | G♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭♭, F♭ |
| A♭♭ Lydian | A♭♭ | A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭ |
| B♭♭ Mixolydian | B♭♭ | B♭♭, C♭, D♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭, A♭♭ |
| C♭ Aeolian | C♭ | C♭, D♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭, A♭♭, B♭♭ |
| D♭ Locrian | D♭ | D♭, E♭♭, F♭, G♭, A♭♭, B♭♭, C♭ |
D♭ Locrian is the 7th mode of the E♭♭ major scale. Both share the same 7 notes — Locrian starts on the 7th degree (D♭) instead of the root (E♭♭).