E
Modes Scale
E Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in E Locrian
E1
F2
G3
A4
A#5
C6
D7
E8
Chords in E Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iE°E – G – A#diminished
IIFF – A – Cmajor
iiiGmG – A# – Dminor
ivAmA – C – Eminor
VA#A# – D – Fmajor
VICC – E – Gmajor
viiDmD – F – Aminor
Other Scales in E
MajorE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#Natural MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, DHarmonic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C, D#Melodic MinorE, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#DorianE, F#, G, A, B, C#, DPhrygianE, F, G, A, B, C, DLydianE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#MixolydianE, F#, G#, A, B, C#, DMajor PentatonicE, F#, G#, B, C#Minor PentatonicE, G, A, B, DBluesE, G, A, A#, B, DWhole ToneE, F#, G#, A#, C, DDiminished (H-W)E, F, G, G#, A#, B, C#, DDiminished (W-H)E, F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#Phrygian DominantE, F, G#, A, B, C, DHungarian MinorE, F#, G, A#, B, C, D#Lydian DominantE, F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in E Locrian
The E locrian scale contains the notes E, F, G, A, A#, C, D. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in E locrian are E° (i), F (II), Gm (iii), Am (iv), A# (V), C (VI), Dm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the E locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the E 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.