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Locrian ♮6 scale in B on guitar

Locrian ♮6 scale in B: B, C, D, E, F, G# and A, the degrees 1–b2–b3–4–b5–6–b7. The box shown is in open position, from the open strings up to fret 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 5th string, fret 2, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift.

On the guitar, six strings open the scale into wide shapes — there is room to choose the region of the neck that sings best. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.

Scale diagramHorizontal fretboard with 6 strings, frets 0–4.12344b56b71b2b34b56b711b2b34b56
Open position, up to fret 4
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Open strings and frets 1 to 4, 6 strings. Root (B): string 5, fret 2, string 3, fret 4 and string 2 open.

  • String 6 (E): open, E, fourth; fret 1, F, flat fifth, finger 1; fret 4, G sharp, sixth, finger 4
  • String 5 (A): open, A, flat seventh; fret 2, B, root, finger 2; fret 3, C, flat second, finger 3
  • String 4 (D): open, D, flat third; fret 2, E, fourth, finger 2; fret 3, F, flat fifth, finger 3
  • String 3 (G): fret 1, G sharp, sixth, finger 1; fret 2, A, flat seventh, finger 2; fret 4, B, root, finger 4
  • String 2 (B): open, B, root; fret 1, C, flat second, finger 1; fret 3, D, flat third, finger 3
  • String 1 (E): open, E, fourth; fret 1, F, flat fifth, finger 1; fret 4, G sharp, sixth, finger 4

Read the dots by degree: 1 is the tonic (highlighted); the rest follow the scale's formula.

See the full explanation of the Locrian ♮6 scale →