Where to capo for Eb Locrian
Put the capo at fret 4 and play Eb Locrian using Cb Locrian shapes. That is the easiest of the eight positions ranked below, and it is what most players reach for. Against playing Eb Locrian open, it drops the mean difficulty of the key's seven chords from 4.4 to 3.4 and gains 9 ringing open strings.
You want Eb Locrian. Capo 4 and play in Cb Locrian.
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes Eb Locrian down by that many frets to find the shapes your hand would actually make, then scores the best voicing of all seven chords — fewer fingers, less stretch, closer to the nut, fewer muted strings. Lower is easier. Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4).
| Capo | Shapes you play | Open strings | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cb Locrian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 2 | Db Locrian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 7 | Ab Locrian | 14 | 4.3 |
| None | Eb Locrian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Bb Locrian | 8 | 5.2 |
| 6 | A Locrian | 6 | 5.6 |
| 1 | D Locrian | 4 | 5.6 |
| 3 | C Locrian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven seventh chords of Eb Locrian are Ebm7b5, FbMaj7, Gbm7, Abm7, BbbMaj7, Cb7, Dbm7 — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Explore this key on the Eb Locrian key page.