About the A Locrian #2 scale
A Locrian #2 is used for jazz soloing over half-diminished chords. Think of it as a locrian scale rescued a little by a natural second. It is A Natural Minor with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are A, B, C, D, E♭, F, and G. The formula is W H W H W W W. It is the sixth mode of C Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Half-Diminished and Aeolian ♭5.
The mode draws one black key from the piano, E♭. A Locrian ♯2 includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Chords in the key of A Locrian #2
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A diminished over C (1st inversion)
B diminished over D (1st inversion)
C minor over E flat (1st inversion)
D minor over F (1st inversion)
E flat augmented over G (1st inversion)
F over A (1st inversion)
G over B (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in A Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
A minor seven flat five
B minor seven flat five
C minor major seven
D minor seven
E flat major seven sharp five
F seven
G seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DD | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | FF | Minor 6th |
| 7 | GG | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H W H W W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-2-1-2-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A | B | C | D | E flat | F | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Locrian #2 in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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