E Locrian Ukulele Scale — Baritone
Ukulele scale in Baritone tuning — fretboard diagram
E Locrian in Baritone — Notes and Intervals
The E Locrian scale is the seventh and most unstable mode of the major scale. On Ukulele, the notes are E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D. It sounds highly dissonant and unresolved, as its home chord is a diminished triad. While rare as a primary key, it is a crucial technical tool for jazz musicians improvising over half-diminished chords in tension-heavy passages. The diatonic chords of E Locrian are Em7b5, FMaj7, Gm7, Am7, BbMaj7, C7, Dm7. Commonly used in Jazz, Metal, Experimental, Avant-Garde. Notable players include John Coltrane, Meshuggah, Dream Theater. Use over m7b5 (half-diminished) chords. Essential for jazz ii-V-i in minor keys where the ii chord is half-diminished.
Notes: E, F, G, A, Bb, C, D
Intervals: 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Formula: H-W-W-H-W-W-W
Number of notes: 7
Tuning: Baritone (D-G-B-E)
Diatonic Chords
Em7♭5 — FMaj7 — Gm7 — Am7 — B♭Maj7 — C7 — Dm7