About the A Ultra Locrian scale
A Ultra Locrian is used for jazz over diminished dominant chords and extreme, dissonant writing. Think of it as the darkest locrian of all, lowered all the way to a double-flat seventh.
Its notes are A, B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and G♭. The formula is H W H W W H 1½. It is the seventh mode of B♭ Harmonic Minor.
Also called Altered Diminished.
The black keys B♭, D♭, E♭, and G♭ belong to A Ultra Locrian.
Chords in the key of A Ultra Locrian
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
A diminished over C (1st inversion)
B flat minor over D flat (1st inversion)
C diminished over E flat (1st inversion)
D flat augmented over F (1st inversion)
E flat minor over G flat (1st inversion)
F over A (1st inversion)
G flat over B flat (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in A Ultra Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
A diminished seven
B flat minor major seven
C minor seven flat five
D flat major seven sharp five
E flat minor seven
F seven
G flat major seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BbB♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | DbD♭ | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | EbE♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | FF | Minor 6th |
| 7 | GbG♭ | Diminished 7th |
| Steps | H W H W W H 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-1-2-2-1-3 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A | B flat | C | D flat | E flat | F | G flat | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Ultra Locrian in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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