About the A sharp Locrian #2 scale
A sharp 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 black keys A♯, C♯, D♯, F♯, and G♯ belong to this scale.
Chords in the key of A sharp Locrian #2
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A sharp diminished over C sharp (1st inversion)
B sharp diminished over D sharp (1st inversion)
C sharp minor over E (1st inversion)
D sharp minor over F sharp (1st inversion)
E augmented over G sharp (1st inversion)
F sharp over A sharp (1st inversion)
G sharp over B sharp (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in A sharp Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
A sharp minor seven flat five
B sharp minor seven flat five
C sharp minor major seven
D sharp minor seven
E major seven sharp five
F sharp seven
G sharp seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | A#A♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | B#B♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | C#C♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D#D♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | EE | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | F#F♯ | Minor 6th |
| 7 | G#G♯ | 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 sharp | B sharp | C 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 #2 in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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