B Sharp Locrian Mode on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

‘B Sharp locrian’ is the 7th mode of the C sharp Major scale. The notes in B# Locrian are:

B# – C# – D# – E# – F# – G# – A#

If you have read the post on understanding the locrian mode, you will know that the locrian mode contains a ‘flat 2’, a ‘flat 3’ a ‘flat 5’ a ‘flat 6’ and a ‘flat 7’ (parallel approach). You will also know that it is the 7th mode of the major scale (derivative approach). The locrian mode is a very ‘dark’ sounding mode and is probably the hardest of the 7 modes to get acquainted with. Let’s briefly look at how to construct B# locrian using both the parallel approach and the derivative approach.

B# Locrian Mode Using The Parallel Approach

B# Major scale has the following notes:

B# – Cx – Dx – E# – Fx – Gx – Ax

If we ‘lower’ the 2nd note (Cx), 3rd note (Dx), 5th note (Fx), 6th note (Gx) and 7th note (Ax), we get the following:

B# – C# – D# – E# – F# – G# – A#

B# Locrian Mode Using The Derivative Approach

B# is the 7th note of the C# Major scale:

C# – D# – E# – F# – G# – A# – B#

If we play the C# Major scale and start on the 7th note we get the following:

B# – C# – D# – E# – F# – G# – A#

B# Locrian Mode CAGED Positions

Now let’s look at B# locrian in the 5 different CAGED positions along the fretboard.

B# Locrian in the 1st Position (Lowest Fret is 1)

B Sharp Locrian Mode 1st Position Frets
B Sharp Locrian Mode 1st Position Notes

B# Locrian in the 2nd Position (Lowest Fret is 2)

B Sharp Locrian Mode 2nd Position Frets
B Sharp Locrian Mode 2nd Position Notes

B# Locrian in the 5th Position (Lowest Fret is 5)

B Sharp Locrian Mode 5th Position Frets
B Sharp Locrian Mode 5th Position Notes

B# Locrian in the 8th Position (Lowest Fret is 8)

B Sharp Locrian Mode 8th Position Frets
B Sharp Locrian Mode 8th Position Notes

B# Locrian in the 9th Position (Lowest Fret is 9)

B Sharp Locrian Mode 9th Position Frets
B Sharp Locrian Mode 9th Position Notes

That covers the 5 basic positions and the open position of B# locrian along the guitar fretboard. For an in depth explanation of the locrian mode, check out locrian mode explained.

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