F# Locrian Pentatonic Scale Charts
Explore F# Locrian Pentatonic across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: F#, A, B, C, E. Intervals: 1, b3, 4, b5, b7.
F# Locrian Pentatonic full fretboard chart
F# Locrian Pentatonic uses F#, A, B, C, E across frets 0-15.
| String | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b7E | RF# | b3A | 4B | b5C | b7E | RF# | |||||||||
| 2B | 4B | b5C | b7E | RF# | b3A | 4B | b5C | |||||||||
| 3G | b3A | 4B | b5C | b7E | RF# | b3A | ||||||||||
| 4D | b7E | RF# | b3A | 4B | b5C | b7E | ||||||||||
| 5A | b3A | 4B | b5C | b7E | RF# | b3A | 4B | b5C | ||||||||
| 6E | b7E | RF# | b3A | 4B | b5C | b7E | RF# | |||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
String 1: E4 at fret 0 (b7), F#4 at fret 2 (root), A4 at fret 5 (b3), B4 at fret 7 (4), C5 at fret 8 (b5), E5 at fret 12 (b7), F#5 at fret 14 (root).
String 2: B3 at fret 0 (4), C4 at fret 1 (b5), E4 at fret 5 (b7), F#4 at fret 7 (root), A4 at fret 10 (b3), B4 at fret 12 (4), C5 at fret 13 (b5).
String 3: A3 at fret 2 (b3), B3 at fret 4 (4), C4 at fret 5 (b5), E4 at fret 9 (b7), F#4 at fret 11 (root), A4 at fret 14 (b3).
String 4: E3 at fret 2 (b7), F#3 at fret 4 (root), A3 at fret 7 (b3), B3 at fret 9 (4), C4 at fret 10 (b5), E4 at fret 14 (b7).
String 5: A2 at fret 0 (b3), B2 at fret 2 (4), C3 at fret 3 (b5), E3 at fret 7 (b7), F#3 at fret 9 (root), A3 at fret 12 (b3), B3 at fret 14 (4), C4 at fret 15 (b5).
String 6: E2 at fret 0 (b7), F#2 at fret 2 (root), A2 at fret 5 (b3), B2 at fret 7 (4), C3 at fret 8 (b5), E3 at fret 12 (b7), F#3 at fret 14 (root).
F# Locrian Pentatonic Position 1 chart
Position 1 covers frets 0-3 for F# Locrian Pentatonic.
| String | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b7E | RF# | |||
| 2B | 4B | b5C | |||
| 3G | b3A | ||||
| 4D | b7E | RF# | |||
| 5A | b3A | 4B | b5C | ||
| 6E | b7E | RF# | |||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
String 1: E4 at fret 0 (b7), F#4 at fret 2 (root).
String 2: B3 at fret 0 (4), C4 at fret 1 (b5).
String 3: A3 at fret 2 (b3).
String 4: E3 at fret 2 (b7), F#3 at fret 4 (root).
String 5: A2 at fret 0 (b3), B2 at fret 2 (4), C3 at fret 3 (b5).
String 6: E2 at fret 0 (b7), F#2 at fret 2 (root).
F# Locrian Pentatonic Position 2 chart
Position 2 covers frets 11-14 for F# Locrian Pentatonic.
| String | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b7E | RF# | |||
| 2B | 4B | b5C | |||
| 3G | RF# | b3A | |||
| 4D | b5C | b7E | |||
| 5A | b3A | 4B | |||
| 6E | b7E | RF# | |||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
String 1: E5 at fret 12 (b7), F#5 at fret 14 (root).
String 2: B4 at fret 12 (4), C5 at fret 13 (b5).
String 3: F#4 at fret 11 (root), A4 at fret 14 (b3).
String 4: C4 at fret 10 (b5), E4 at fret 14 (b7).
String 5: A3 at fret 12 (b3), B3 at fret 14 (4).
String 6: E3 at fret 12 (b7), F#3 at fret 14 (root).
F# Locrian Pentatonic Position 3 chart
Position 3 covers frets 9-12 for F# Locrian Pentatonic.
| String | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b5C | b7E | |||
| 2B | b3A | 4B | |||
| 3G | b7E | RF# | |||
| 4D | 4B | b5C | |||
| 5A | RF# | b3A | |||
| 6E | b5C | b7E | |||
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
String 1: C5 at fret 8 (b5), E5 at fret 12 (b7).
String 2: A4 at fret 10 (b3), B4 at fret 12 (4).
String 3: E4 at fret 9 (b7), F#4 at fret 11 (root).
String 4: B3 at fret 9 (4), C4 at fret 10 (b5).
String 5: F#3 at fret 9 (root), A3 at fret 12 (b3).
String 6: C3 at fret 8 (b5), E3 at fret 12 (b7).
F# Locrian Pentatonic Position 4 chart
Position 4 covers frets 6-9 for F# Locrian Pentatonic.
| String | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 4B | b5C | ||||
| 2B | RF# | b3A | ||||
| 3G | b5C | b7E | ||||
| 4D | b3A | 4B | ||||
| 5A | b7E | RF# | ||||
| 6E | 4B | b5C | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
String 1: B4 at fret 7 (4), C5 at fret 8 (b5).
String 2: F#4 at fret 7 (root), A4 at fret 10 (b3).
String 3: C4 at fret 5 (b5), E4 at fret 9 (b7).
String 4: A3 at fret 7 (b3), B3 at fret 9 (4).
String 5: E3 at fret 7 (b7), F#3 at fret 9 (root).
String 6: B2 at fret 7 (4), C3 at fret 8 (b5).
F# Locrian Pentatonic Position 5 chart
Position 5 covers frets 4-7 for F# Locrian Pentatonic.
| String | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | b3A | 4B | |||
| 2B | b7E | RF# | |||
| 3G | 4B | b5C | |||
| 4D | RF# | b3A | |||
| 5A | b5C | b7E | |||
| 6E | b3A | 4B | |||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
String 1: A4 at fret 5 (b3), B4 at fret 7 (4).
String 2: E4 at fret 5 (b7), F#4 at fret 7 (root).
String 3: B3 at fret 4 (4), C4 at fret 5 (b5).
String 4: F#3 at fret 4 (root), A3 at fret 7 (b3).
String 5: C3 at fret 3 (b5), E3 at fret 7 (b7).
String 6: A2 at fret 5 (b3), B2 at fret 7 (4).
Locrian Pentatonic scale essentials
- Interval formula
- 1 · b3 · 4 · b5 · b7
- Characteristic tones
- b3 · b5 · b7
Practice the F# Locrian Pentatonic sound
- Say and play the scale: Play F# → A → B → C → E → F# up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → b3 → 4 → b5 → b7 → 1 as you go.
- Hear its defining tones: pause on A (b3), C (b5), E (b7) before landing on F#. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
- Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 0–3), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next F# as you move between positions.
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