Where to capo for G Locrian
Put the capo at fret 1 and play G Locrian using F# Locrian shapes. That is the easiest of the eight positions ranked below, and it is what most players reach for. Against playing G Locrian open, it drops the mean difficulty of the key's seven chords from 6.2 to 3.4 and gains 17 ringing open strings.
You want G. Capo 1 and play in F#.
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes G 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F# Locrian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 6 | C# Locrian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 4 | Eb Locrian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 3 | E Locrian | 15 | 4.7 |
| 2 | F Locrian | 3 | 5.6 |
| 5 | D Locrian | 4 | 5.6 |
| None | G Locrian | 2 | 6.2 |
| 7 | C Locrian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven chords of G Locrian are Gdim, Ab, Bbm, Cm, Db, Eb, Fm — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Their diagrams are on the G Locrian key page.