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F♯ locrian dominant Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

A string: A#, B, C, D, E, F#, G at frets 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10

D string: D, E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12

G string: G, A#, B, C, D, E, F#, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

B string: B, C, D, E, F#, G, A#, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12

High E string: E, F#, G, A#, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12

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F# locrian dominant

The locrian dominant scale, the fifth mode of the neapolitan minor scale, puts a major 3rd inside an otherwise locrian frame: flat 2nd, flat 5th, flat 6th, flat 7th. It spells a dominant 7th chord with b9, #11 and b13, so it works over heavily altered dominants where the plain altered scale's sharp 9 is not wanted.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F♯

I

F#maj♭5
G

bII

Gmaj
A♯

III

C7no5/A♯
B

iv

Bm
C

bV

Cmaj
D

bVI+

Daug
E

bvii

Em

Same notes, different mode

F# locrian dominant uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

G ionian major #2A# ultralocrianB neapolitan minorC lydian #6D mixolydian augmentedE romani minor

locrian dominant in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a 7b9b13 chord with a #11 available, F# locrian dominant supplies every alteration while keeping the plain major 3rd (A#).
  • Anchor lines on III and bVII (E), the guide tones; the b2 (G), b5 (C) and b6 (D) then read as controlled tension instead of wrong notes.
  • Resolve down a half step: the entire scale leans onto the chord one fret below.
  • Compare with the altered scale: this keeps a perfect 4th (B) and drops the #9, a subtly less angry dominant color.

How to play F♯ locrian dominant on guitar

Five open strings belong, both E strings landing on the flat seventh, so they work as passing tones and not as anchors. Two sharps, though a capo at fret 2 turns it into E. Lowest root is fret 2, low E. Roots continue at fret 4 on the D, then fret 9 on the A, giving the barre a home mid-neck.

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