A Locrian
A Locrian scale for bass guitar presented by diagram.
The A Locrian displayed as fingerboard diagram for bass. The notes are marked in blue color, root notes are the darker ones.
A Locrian one octave

A Locrian full fretboard

A Locrian with note names

The scale displayed with its numeric formula and scale degrees.
Formula | Notes | Intervals | Degrees |
---|---|---|---|
1 | A | Unison | Tonic |
b2 | Bb | Minor second | Supertonic |
b3 | C | Minor third | Mediant |
4 | D | Perfect fourth | Subdominant |
b5 | Eb | Diminished fifth | Dominant |
b6 | F | Minor sixth | Submediant |
b7 | G | Minor seventh | Leading tone |
The A Locrian consists of seven notes. It can be described in steps as a formula which is written as half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole from the first note to first note in the next octave.
A Locrian is the seventh mode of Bb Major scale, they contain the same notes, but starts on different notes.
A Locrian scale tablature for four-string bass.

The numbers above the tablature are suggested fingerings.