Capo
Where to capo for F# Locrian
F# Locrian already falls under the fingers in Standard tuning — the open-position shapes are the easiest ones available, so a capo costs you more than it buys.
You want F# Locrian. Capo none and play in F# Locrian.
19 open stringsdifficulty 3.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | F# Locrian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 7 | B Locrian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 5 | C# Locrian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 3 | D# Locrian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 2 | E Locrian | 15 | 4.7 |
| 1 | E# Locrian | 3 | 5.6 |
| 4 | D Locrian | 4 | 5.6 |
| 6 | B# Locrian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven seventh chords of F# Locrian are F#m7b5, GMaj7, Am7, Bm7, CMaj7, D7, Em7 — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Explore this key on the F# Locrian key page.