Scales
F Locrian Major Scale
F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb
F Locrian Major is a scale built on F with the notes F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb.
F Locrian Major Scale
F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F | |
| Left hand | 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 | F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
F Locrian Major is made of the notes F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W H H W W W.
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Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of F Locrian Major gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Triads
Related scales
The scales F Locrian Major shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Scales inside it
F Neapolitan Major PentatonicF · A · Bb · Cb · Eb
Every note of this scale is in F Locrian Major.
F Whole Tone PentatonicF · A · Cb · Db · Eb
Every note of this scale is in F Locrian Major.
F Whole ToneF · G · A · B · C# · D#
Every note of this scale is in F Locrian Major.
Scales that contain it
F Messiaen's Mode #6F · G · A · Bb · B · C# · D# · E
Contains every note of F Locrian Major.
F ChromaticF · Gb · G · Ab · A · Bb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · E
Contains every note of F Locrian Major.
Common questions
- How do I play F Locrian Major?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of F Locrian Major?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of F Locrian Major gives Fmajb5 (I), Gdim (ii°), Cb7no5/A (III), Bbm (iv), Cbaug (V+), Dbaug (VI+), Eb (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in F Locrian Major?
- F Locrian Major contains the notes F · G · A · Bb · Cb · Db · Eb, measured from the tonic F as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of F Locrian Major?
- From F the steps run W W H H W W W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.