The **Locrian mode** is the seventh of the [[modes of the major scale]]: the scale that begins on the seventh note of a major scale, like the white keys from B to B. Its pattern of [[half steps and whole steps]] is H–W–W–H–W–W–W. Compared with the [[major scale]], Locrian lowers every scale degree except $\hat{1}$ and $\hat{4}$. Its $\flat\hat{5}$ makes the triad on its tonic diminished, which is why Locrian is rarely used as a home key. **Example 1** below shows C Locrian, with scale-degree numbers above and [[solfège]] syllables below (*do*, *ra*, *me*, *fa*, *se*, *le*, *te*). ![[example modes of the major scale locrian.png]] **Example 1.** C Locrian mode. ![[example modes of the major scale locrian.mp3]]