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