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B Locrian mode

B C D E F G A

Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7

The seventh mode, with a minor 2nd and a diminished 5th. It fits the half-diminished chord (m7♭5), the ii of a minor ii-V-i.

It has the same notes as C major, starting from B.

On the neck, frets 0 to 12

eBGDAE3579124♭5♭6♭71♭2♭341♭2♭34♭5♭6♭71♭6♭71♭2♭34♭5♭6♭34♭5♭6♭71♭2♭3♭71♭2♭34♭5♭6♭74♭5♭6♭71♭2♭34

The 1st string (high e) is at the top, as in the app. The root is filled.

Open it in the app: 3. Scales & Modes, in B

The Locrian mode in other keys