D
Modes Scale
D Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in D Locrian
D1
D#2
F3
G4
G#5
A#6
C7
D8
Chords in D Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iD°D – F – G#diminished
IID#D# – G – A#major
iiiFmF – G# – Cminor
ivGmG – A# – Dminor
VG#G# – C – D#major
VIA#A# – D – Fmajor
viiCmC – D# – Gminor
Other Scales in D
MajorD, E, F#, G, A, B, C#Natural MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, CHarmonic MinorD, E, F, G, A, A#, C#Melodic MinorD, E, F, G, A, B, C#DorianD, E, F, G, A, B, CPhrygianD, D#, F, G, A, A#, CLydianD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C#MixolydianD, E, F#, G, A, B, CMajor PentatonicD, E, F#, A, BMinor PentatonicD, F, G, A, CBluesD, F, G, G#, A, CWhole ToneD, E, F#, G#, A#, CDiminished (H-W)D, D#, F, F#, G#, A, B, CDiminished (W-H)D, E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#Phrygian DominantD, D#, F#, G, A, A#, CHungarian MinorD, E, F, G#, A, A#, C#Lydian DominantD, E, F#, G#, A, B, C
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in D Locrian
The D locrian scale contains the notes D, D#, F, G, G#, A#, C. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in D locrian are D° (i), D# (II), Fm (iii), Gm (iv), G# (V), A# (VI), Cm (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.