Guitar Scale Logic
C Locrian Guitar Scale in Open G
Locrian scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Open G.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D|---------3--4--| B|1--2--4--------| G|---------------| D|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------|
Pattern shows scale notes in 0-4 frets for position 1.
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
C Locrian in Open G tuning puts the notes C, C#, D#, F, F#, G#, A# under your fingers in a layout that feels unstable, angular and deliberately tense. Open G stacks a ready-made major chord under your fingers, which changes how the neck breathes and makes partial chords and droning double-stops easier to hear. On this page you can switch between all visible notes or five smaller positions, study a pre-rendered tab pattern for each zone and match the sound against chords that stay inside the scale. Because the interval formula is 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7, every diagram here is generated from exact semitone math instead of guessed text. Start with Position 1 to lock in the tonic, then connect Positions 2 and 3 so you can move into riffs, lead fills and improvised phrases without losing the key center.
Locrian sounds unstable, angular and deliberately tense and is especially useful for outside-sounding riffs, dark soundtrack parts and diminished movement. Open G feels rootsy, slide-friendly and chord-rich.
Use the b5 carefully and resolve often or the line will sound completely ungrounded. In Open G, it is great for rhythm guitar ideas that need instant harmony.
- C
- C#
- D#
- F
- F#
- G#
- A#
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
Chord options generated from the same note pool.
- Cm7b5minor 7 flat 5
- C#sus4sus4
- C#5power
- D#mminor
- D#sus4sus4
- D#5power
- D#m7minor 7
- Fmminor
- Fsus4sus4
- F5power