About the D#/Eb Locrian Scale
The D#/Eb locrian scale is a 7-note scale. Diminished quality with flat 2nd and flat 5th, unstable and tense. Its notes are D#, E, F#, G#, A, B and C#, built from the formula 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.
- Notes
- D# – E – F# – G# – A – B – C#
- Formula
- 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps
- H W W H W W W (1–2–2–1–2–2–2 semitones)
- Root
- D#/Eb
D#/Eb Locrian Scale degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | D# | Root |
| ♭2 | E | Minor 2nd |
| ♭3 | F# | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G# | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | A | Tritone (♭5) |
| ♭6 | B | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | C# | Minor 7th |
Where to play the D#/Eb Locrian Scale on guitar
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (E A D G B E), lowest string first. Root notes (D#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| E2 | 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 |
| A2 | 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 |
| D3 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11 |
| G3 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 |
| B3 | 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 |
| E4 | 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 |
How to practice the locrian scale
- Emphasize the ♭5 for the diminished sound
- Use over m7♭5 / half-diminished chords
- Practice resolving Locrian phrases into a stronger mode
- Compare with Phrygian to hear the lowered 5th
- Try metal riffs that lean on the tritone
Scales with the same notes as D#/Eb Locrian Scale
These scales share every note with the D#/Eb locrian scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Locrian scale in other keys
Other scales in D#/Eb
- D#/Eb Minor Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Major Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- D#/Eb Natural Minor
- D#/Eb Major (Ionian)
- D#/Eb Blues
- D#/Eb Dorian
- D#/Eb Mixolydian
- D#/Eb Phrygian
- D#/Eb Harmonic Minor
- D#/Eb Lydian
- D#/Eb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- D#/Eb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- D#/Eb Whole Tone
- D#/Eb Augmented (Hexatonic)
- D#/Eb Altered (Super Locrian)
- D#/Eb Phrygian Dominant
- D#/Eb Lydian Dominant
- D#/Eb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- D#/Eb Bebop Dominant
- D#/Eb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- D#/Eb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)