A Locrian in Double Drop D tuning uses A, A#, C, D, D#, F, G. The highlighted notes show A, the tonic. Start with the displayed fret range and practise a short phrase that returns to A.
Left-handed scale chart
What you are playing
Scale notes: A, A#, C, D, D#, F, G. Standard tablature stays unchanged, so you can use the same note order as any mainstream lesson or transcription.
The diagram labels use sharp note names. Equivalent names such as D# and Eb identify the same fret; a theory book may use the flat spelling for the same pitch.
Practise it for ten minutes
Play Frets 0-4 slowly up and down. Say the root note A each time it appears, then repeat the pattern with a steady pulse.
- Start Here: Start with the frets 0-4 view. That window gives you a manageable note map without implying that it is a conventional numbered scale box.
- Hear The Color: Listen for A# and D# because those notes create the unstable Locrian sound.
- Chart Check: Read the string labels before playing. High strings run across the top of these horizontal scale charts, low strings across the bottom, and the nut is on the right.
- Double Drop D Watchpoint: Use the mirrored visual map to spot the symmetry first, then rely on the tab for note order. It opens up mirrored shapes at the top and bottom of the fretboard.