F Locrian Scale

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


F Locrian scale notes

The F Locrian scale contains the following notes:

F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – C♭ – D♭ – E♭

F Locrian scale degrees

The scale degrees of the F Locrian scale are:

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

F Locrian scale intervals

The F Locrian scale uses the interval pattern H, W, W, H, W, W, W

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

F Locrian scale chords

Triads

DegreeChordNotes
FdimF, A♭, C♭
IIG♭G♭, B♭, D♭
iiiA♭mA♭, C♭, E♭
ivB♭mB♭, D♭, F
VC♭C♭, E♭, G♭
VID♭D♭, F, A♭
viiE♭mE♭, G♭, B♭

Seventh chords

DegreeChordNotes
iø7Fm7♭5F, A♭, C♭, E♭
IImaj7G♭maj7G♭, B♭, D♭, F
iii7A♭m7A♭, C♭, E♭, G♭
iv7B♭m7B♭, D♭, F, A♭
Vmaj7C♭maj7C♭, E♭, G♭, B♭
VI7D♭7D♭, F, A♭, C♭
vii7E♭m7E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭

F Locrian scale modes

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

ModeStarting noteNotes
G♭ IonianG♭G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F
A♭ DorianA♭A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F, G♭
B♭ PhrygianB♭B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭
C♭ LydianC♭C♭, D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭
D♭ MixolydianD♭D♭, E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭
E♭ AeolianE♭E♭, F, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭
F LocrianFF, G♭, A♭, B♭, C♭, D♭, E♭

F Locrian scale FAQs

What is the parent major scale of F Locrian?

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