D#
Modes Scale
D# / E♭ Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in D# Locrian
Eb1
E2
Gb3
Ab4
A5
B6
Db7
Eb8
Chords in D# Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iEb°Eb – Gb – Adiminished
IIEE – Ab – Bmajor
iiiGbmGb – A – Dbminor
ivAbmAb – B – Ebminor
VAA – Db – Emajor
VIBB – Eb – Gbmajor
viiDbmDb – E – Abminor
Other Scales in D#
MajorEb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, DNatural MinorEb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, DbHarmonic MinorEb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, DMelodic MinorEb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, DDorianEb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, DbPhrygianEb, E, Gb, Ab, Bb, B, DbLydianEb, F, G, A, Bb, C, DMixolydianEb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, DbMajor PentatonicEb, F, G, Bb, CMinor PentatonicEb, Gb, Ab, Bb, DbBluesEb, Gb, Ab, A, Bb, DbWhole ToneEb, F, G, A, B, DbDiminished (H-W)Eb, E, Gb, G, A, Bb, C, DbDiminished (W-H)Eb, F, Gb, Ab, A, B, C, DPhrygian DominantEb, E, G, Ab, Bb, B, DbHungarian MinorEb, F, Gb, A, Bb, B, DLydian DominantEb, F, G, A, Bb, C, Db
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in D# / Eb Locrian
The D# locrian scale contains the notes Eb, E, Gb, Ab, A, B, Db. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in D# locrian are Eb° (i), E (II), Gbm (iii), Abm (iv), A (V), B (VI), Dbm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the D# locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the D# 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.