About the D sharp Locrian #2 scale
D 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 D♯ Natural Minor with the fifth lowered.
Its notes are D♯, E♯, F♯, G♯, A, B, and C♯. The formula is W H W H W W W. It is the sixth mode of F♯ Melodic Minor Ascending.
Also called Half-Diminished and Aeolian ♭5.
D♯ Locrian ♯2 uses four black keys on the piano, D♯, F♯, G♯, and C♯.
Chords in the key of D sharp Locrian #2
Expand a chord to see how to play it.
D sharp diminished over F sharp (1st inversion)
E sharp diminished over G sharp (1st inversion)
F sharp minor over A (1st inversion)
G sharp minor over B (1st inversion)
A augmented over C sharp (1st inversion)
B over D sharp (1st inversion)
C sharp over E sharp (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in D sharp Locrian #2
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
D sharp minor seven flat five
E sharp minor seven flat five
F sharp minor major seven
G sharp minor seven
A major seven sharp five
B seven
C sharp seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | D#D♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | E#E♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | F#F♯ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | G#G♯ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | AA | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | BB | Minor 6th |
| 7 | C#C♯ | 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 | D sharp | E sharp | F sharp | G sharp | A | B | C sharp | D sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 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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