The Locrian mode is either a musical mode or simply a diatonic scale. On the piano, it is the scale that starts with B and only uses the white keys from there. Its ascending form consists of the key note, a half step, two whole steps, a further half step, and three more whole steps.

What is the Locrian mode in music?

Locrian mode, in Western music, the melodic mode with a pitch series corresponding to that produced by the white keys of the piano within a B–B octave.

What notes are in a Locrian scale?

In music, the major Locrian scale, also called the Locrian major scale, is the scale obtained by sharpening the second and third notes of the diatonic Locrian mode. With a tonic of C, it consists of the notes C D E F G♭ A♭ B♭.