G
Modes Scale
G Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in G Locrian
G1
G#2
A#3
C4
C#5
D#6
F7
G8
Chords in G Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iG°G – A# – C#diminished
IIG#G# – C – D#major
iiiA#mA# – C# – Fminor
ivCmC – D# – Gminor
VC#C# – F – G#major
VID#D# – G – A#major
viiFmF – G# – Cminor
Other Scales in G
MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Natural MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, FHarmonic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, F#Melodic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, E, F#DorianG, A, A#, C, D, E, FPhrygianG, G#, A#, C, D, D#, FLydianG, A, B, C#, D, E, F#MixolydianG, A, B, C, D, E, FMajor PentatonicG, A, B, D, EMinor PentatonicG, A#, C, D, FBluesG, A#, C, C#, D, FWhole ToneG, A, B, C#, D#, FDiminished (H-W)G, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, FDiminished (W-H)G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#Phrygian DominantG, G#, B, C, D, D#, FHungarian MinorG, A, A#, C#, D, D#, F#Lydian DominantG, A, B, C#, D, E, F
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in G Locrian
The G locrian scale contains the notes G, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, F. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in G locrian are G° (i), G# (II), A#m (iii), Cm (iv), C# (V), D# (VI), Fm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the G locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the G 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.