F#
Modes Scale
F# / G♭ Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in F# Locrian
F#1
G2
A3
B4
C5
D6
E7
F#8
Chords in F# Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iF#°F# – A – Cdiminished
IIGG – B – Dmajor
iiiAmA – C – Eminor
ivBmB – D – F#minor
VCC – E – Gmajor
VIDD – F# – Amajor
viiEmE – G – Bminor
Other Scales in F#
MajorF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, FNatural MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, EHarmonic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D, FMelodic MinorF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, FDorianF#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, EPhrygianF#, G, A, B, C#, D, ELydianF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMixolydianF#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, EMajor PentatonicF#, G#, A#, C#, D#Minor PentatonicF#, A, B, C#, EBluesF#, A, B, C, C#, EWhole ToneF#, G#, A#, C, D, EDiminished (H-W)F#, G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, EDiminished (W-H)F#, G#, A, B, C, D, D#, FPhrygian DominantF#, G, A#, B, C#, D, EHungarian MinorF#, G#, A, C, C#, D, FLydian DominantF#, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, E
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in F# / Gb Locrian
The F# locrian scale contains the notes F#, G, A, B, C, D, E. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in F# locrian are F#° (i), G (II), Am (iii), Bm (iv), C (V), D (VI), Em (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the F# locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the F# 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.