About the F sharp Bebop Locrian scale
F sharp Bebop Locrian is used for bebop solos over half-diminished chords. Think of it as a locrian scale filled out with a chromatic passing tone. It is F♯ Spanish Heptatonic with the third raised.
Its notes are F♯, G, A, B, B♯, C♯, D, and E. The formula is H W W H H H W W. It is the third mode of D Bebop Dominant.
This mode draws two black keys from the piano, F♯ and C♯. Notably, the raised fourth falls on the white key B♯. F♯ Bebop Locrian includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | B#B♯ | Augmented 4th |
| 6 | C#C♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 7 | DD | Minor 6th |
| 8 | EE | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W W H H H W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-2-1-1-1-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Bebop Locrian in other keys
C Bebop Locrian scaleC sharp Bebop Locrian scaleD Bebop Locrian scaleD sharp Bebop Locrian scaleE Bebop Locrian scaleF Bebop Locrian scaleG Bebop Locrian scaleG sharp Bebop Locrian scaleA Bebop Locrian scaleA sharp Bebop Locrian scaleB Bebop Locrian scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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