Where to capo for F Locrian
Put the capo at fret 6 and play F Locrian using B Locrian shapes. That is the easiest of the eight positions ranked below, and it is what most players reach for. Against playing F Locrian open, it drops the mean difficulty of the key's seven chords from 5.6 to 3.4 and gains 16 ringing open strings.
You want F Locrian. Capo 6 and play in B Locrian.
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes F 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | B Locrian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 4 | Db Locrian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 2 | Eb Locrian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 1 | E Locrian | 15 | 4.7 |
| 7 | Bb Locrian | 8 | 5.2 |
| None | F Locrian | 3 | 5.6 |
| 3 | D Locrian | 4 | 5.6 |
| 5 | C Locrian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven seventh chords of F Locrian are Fm7b5, GbMaj7, Abm7, Bbm7, CbMaj7, Db7, Ebm7 — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Explore this key on the F Locrian key page.