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G♯ locrian 6 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

A string: A, B, C#, D, E#, F#, G#, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12

D string: D, E#, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D at frets 0, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

G string: G#, A, B, C#, D, E#, F# at frets 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11

B string: B, C#, D, E#, F#, G#, A, B at frets 0, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

High E string: E#, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

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G# locrian 6

The locrian 6 scale, the second mode of the harmonic minor scale, is locrian with a natural 6th. The raised 6th relieves a little of locrian's claustrophobia and adds a strange brightness above the flat 5th. Use it over m7b5 chords in a minor key when the harmony is heading toward a harmonic-minor V chord.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G♯

i°

G♯dim
A

bII+

Aaug
B

biii

Bm
C♯

IV

C♯maj
D

bV

Dmaj
E♯

vi°

E♯dim
F♯

bvii

F♯m

Characteristic note: F (natural 6), the natural sixth that softens locrian's darkness.

Same notes, different mode

G# locrian 6 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.

A major augmentedB dorian #4C# phrygian dominantD lydian #9E# ultralocrianF# harmonic minor

locrian 6 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a m7b5 chord, use the natural 6th (F) as your feature note: it is the one brightness locrian never has.
  • It is the second mode of harmonic minor: G# locrian 6 shares every note with the harmonic minor a whole step below.
  • Use G# locrian 6 when the m7b5 chord moves on to a V7b9; the shared harmonic minor parent makes the two bars one continuous line.
  • Balance the register: keep the flat 2nd (A) and flat 5th (D) low in the phrase, then resolve upward through the natural 6th (F) to the root.

How to play G♯ locrian 6 on guitar

Nearest the nut you get a root at fret 1 on the G string, so much of this key is reachable in first position. Three open strings belong, none a root or fifth. A capo at fret 1 reads the whole thing as G, meaning familiar shapes transfer with one clamp. Lowest root lands at fret 4 on the low E, with the next box taking over at fret 8.

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