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Fig. 1 · E Locrian · first 12 frets

ukulele scale

E Locrian

E1F♭2G♭3A4B♭♭5C♭6D♭7

The only mode of the major scale whose fifth is diminished, which is why its tonic chord cannot rest.

on guitaron piano

Written out

Fig. 2 · E Locrian, ascending

Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.

The step pattern

EHFWGWAHB♭WCWDWE

What is true of it

E Locrian is E, F, G, A, B♭, C and D, and back to E.

Its steps are H – W – W – H – W – W – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.

On the same tonic, E Phrygian differs from it by exactly one note.

Across the first twelve frets of the ukulele its notes fall in 32 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.

Chords made only of these notes

CmajorC7dominant seventhDmminorDm7minor seventhEdimdiminishedEm7♭5half-diminished seventhFmajorFmaj7major seventh

Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 7 sounds, not chosen.

Other scales on E

E DorianmodeE PhrygianmodeE LydianmodeE majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminor

C locC♯ locD♭ locD locD♯ locE♭ locF locF♯ locall 374