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A♯ Hybrid Hexachord scale

About the A sharp Hybrid Hexachord scale

A sharp Hybrid Hexachord is used for experimental and cinematic writing. Think of it as a six-note scale that mixes a flat second with a raised fifth.

Its notes are A, B, D, D, F, and G. The formula is H 1½ H 1½ H 1½.

Also called Ode to Napoleon Hexachord and Six-Tone Symmetrical.

On the piano, A Hybrid Hexachord touches the black keys A, D, and F.

Notes and intervals

1A#A♯Root
2BBMinor 2nd
3DDMajor 3rd
4D#D♯Perfect 4th
5F#F♯Augmented 5th
6GGMajor 6th
StepsH 1½ H 1½ H 1½
Semitones1-3-1-3-1-3
Degrees1 2 3 4 5 6

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Hybrid Hexachord in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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Bb Hybrid Hexachord scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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