B Locrian Scale: Notes, Chords, and How to Play It

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

B Locrian is the darkest and most dissonant of the seven diatonic modes. It shares every note with C major but treats B as home — and that single shift in tonal centre produces something radically unstable. The tonic triad is diminished, the 2nd degree is flat, the 5th is flat, and there is no perfect 5th to anchor the key. Locrian does not resolve; it grinds. That quality makes it a favourite in extreme metal, djent, and jazz harmony over half-diminished chords.

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B Locrian Scale: Notes, Chords, and How to Play It