B
Modes Scale
B Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in B Locrian
B1
C2
D3
E4
F5
G6
A7
B8
Chords in B Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iB°B – D – Fdiminished
IICC – E – Gmajor
iiiDmD – F – Aminor
ivEmE – G – Bminor
VFF – A – Cmajor
VIGG – B – Dmajor
viiAmA – C – Eminor
Other Scales in B
MajorB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#Natural MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, AHarmonic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G, A#Melodic MinorB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#DorianB, C#, D, E, F#, G#, APhrygianB, C, D, E, F#, G, ALydianB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A#MixolydianB, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, AMajor PentatonicB, C#, D#, F#, G#Minor PentatonicB, D, E, F#, ABluesB, D, E, F, F#, AWhole ToneB, C#, D#, F, G, ADiminished (H-W)B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#, ADiminished (W-H)B, C#, D, E, F, G, G#, A#Phrygian DominantB, C, D#, E, F#, G, AHungarian MinorB, C#, D, F, F#, G, A#Lydian DominantB, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in B Locrian
The B locrian scale contains the notes B, C, D, E, F, G, A. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in B locrian are B° (i), C (II), Dm (iii), Em (iv), F (V), G (VI), Am (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the B locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the B locrian sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.