D Locrian scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
D
Scale notes
D · E♭ · F · G · A♭ · B♭ · C
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 8 · 10
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- D→ Half step →E♭
- E♭→ Whole step →F
- F→ Whole step →G
- G→ Half step →A♭
- A♭→ Whole step →B♭
- B♭→ Whole step →C
- C→ Whole step →D
D Locrian has 7 notes and 44 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.