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D♭ Locrian Scale on Piano

The D♭ Locrian scale contains D♭, D, E, F#, G, A and B — 7 notes. Every one is marked across three octaves of the keyboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers.

  • Root
  • Minor 2nd
  • Minor 3rd
  • Perfect 4th
  • Augmented 4th
  • Minor 6th
  • Minor 7th
D♭ Locrian — 7 notes
Degree 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♯4 ♭6 ♭7
Note D♭ D E F# G A B
Interval Root Minor 2nd Minor 3rd Perfect 4th Augmented 4th Minor 6th Minor 7th

Note names

D♭ Locrian scale piano keyboard diagram: every position of D♭, D, E, F#, G, A and B across three octaves

Interval numbers

D♭ Locrian scale piano keyboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Modes

1 D Ionian
2 E Dorian
3 F# Phrygian
4 G Lydian
5 A Mixolydian
6 B Aeolian
7 D♭ Locrian

Triads

D♭°
II D
iii Em
iv F#m
V G
VI A
vii Bm

7th Chords

D♭m7♭5
II Dmaj7
iii Em7
iv F#m7
V Gmaj7
VI A7
vii Bm7

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — D♭ Locrian pianolytics.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Smaller scales inside D♭ Locrian

Major Pentatonic D G A
Minor Pentatonic E F# B
Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) A
Minor Sixth Pentatonic E

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D♭ Locrian scale?

D♭, D, E, F#, G, A and B. That is 7 notes.

Which chords go with the D♭ Locrian scale?

The triads built from its own notes: D♭°, D, Em, F#m, G, A and Bm. Those are the chords that will sound consonant over it.

Which major scale is the D♭ Locrian scale a mode of?

D major — D♭ Locrian is its seventh mode. Both contain the same 7 notes; only the note that feels like home is different.

Which smaller scales fit inside the D♭ Locrian scale?

D Major Pentatonic, E Minor Pentatonic, A Dominant Pentatonic (Mixolydian Pentatonic) and E Minor Sixth Pentatonic. Every note of those is also in the D♭ Locrian scale, so they can be played over it.

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