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Everyone from Metallica to jazz pros have made use of the ominous sound of the Locrian mode – here's how it could shake up your guitar playing

The Locrian mode is one of the most sonically challenging sounds in music. And, though built on the major scale, this mode sounds totally removed from its parent scale's bright, happy vibes. Most ...
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Easy guitar theory: Locrian mode

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. We’re not joking when we say wacky! The Locrian mode is rarely heard in rock or pop and only ...
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Master your modes with these 7 guitar tab exercises

Guitar lessons: The major scale has a distinctive sound, thanks to its sequence of intervals: tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone (TTSTTTS). When the major scale starts from a different ...
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Locrian’s Ode to Extinction

Over the last 10 years, the music made by prolific Chicago/Baltimore trio Locrian has always been tough to categorize: Is it noise? Black metal? Dark ambient? Industrial? Drone? Things get more ...