B Locrian: How to apply the C Major Scale (Scale 7 of 7)

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No 7 B Locrian

Mode: VII 1 – b2 – b3 – 4 – b5 – b6 – b7

B Locrian, the C major scale across the full neck, Fretly rendering

Study the intervallic structure of the locrian mode. Jam on Bm7b5 backing tracks and LISTEN to how each note sounds on that chord. Pay particular attention to the b5 interval, which is the defining factor of this mode.

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Backing tracks

Jam this scale over these. They open on the track page.

B Locrian scale circle diagram, Fretly rendering

Triads

BdimB, D, F CC, E, G Csus2C, D, G Csus4C, F, G DmD, F, A Dsus2D, E, A Dsus4D, G, A EmE, G, B Esus4E, A, B FF, A, C Fsus2F, G, C GG, B, D Gsus2G, A, D Gsus4G, C, D AmA, C, E Asus2A, B, E Asus4A, D, E

Seventh chords

Bm7b5B, D, F, A Cmaj7C, E, G, B C6C, E, G, A Cmaj7sus4C, F, G, B Dm7D, F, A, C Dm6D, F, A, B D7sus4D, G, A, C Em7E, G, B, D E7sus4E, A, B, D Fmaj7F, A, C, E Fmaj7b5F, A, B, E F6F, A, C, D G7G, B, D, F G6G, B, D, E G7sus4G, C, D, F Am7A, C, E, G A7sus4A, D, E, G

This scale holds many more chords than these, with extensions, inversions and every voicing on the neck. Find them all in Fretly