About the A sharp Locrian Major scale
A sharp Locrian Major is used for jazz solos and dissonant, unsettled passages. Think of it as a scale with a major third but a flat fifth, unstable and strange.
Its notes are A♯, B♯, C♯♯, D♯, E, F♯, and G♯. The formula is W W H H W W W. It is the fourth mode of E Leading Whole Tone.
A♯ Locrian Major uses four black keys on the piano, A♯, D♯, F♯, and G♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | B#B♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | C##C♯♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | D#D♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EE | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | F#F♯ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W W H H W W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-1-1-2-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | A sharp | B sharp | C double sharp | D sharp | E | F sharp | G sharp | A sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Locrian Major in other keys
C Locrian Major scaleC sharp Locrian Major scaleD Locrian Major scaleD sharp Locrian Major scaleE Locrian Major scaleF Locrian Major scaleF sharp Locrian Major scaleG Locrian Major scaleG sharp Locrian Major scaleA Locrian Major scaleB Locrian Major scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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