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 chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
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

Locrian in All 12 Keys

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.