About the F sharp Locrian #6 scale
F sharp Locrian #6 is used for jazz and film music that wants tension with a glimmer. Think of it as a locrian scale with a natural sixth for a splash of light. It is F♯ Locrian with the sixth raised.
Its notes are F♯, G, A, B, C, D♯, and E. The formula is H W W H 1½ H W. It is the second mode of E Harmonic Minor.
Two of the notes in F♯ Locrian ♯6 are black keys, F♯ and D♯. The scale includes a stretch of four consecutive white keys.
Chords in the key of F sharp Locrian #6
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Position 2 of 3
F sharp diminished over A (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
G augmented over B (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
A minor over C (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
B over D sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
C over E (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
D sharp diminished over F sharp (1st inversion)
Position 2 of 3
E minor over G (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in F sharp Locrian #6
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
F sharp minor seven flat five
G major seven sharp five
A minor seven
B seven
C major seven
D sharp diminished seven
E minor major seven
Progressions in F sharp Locrian #6
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Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | BB | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | CC | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | D#D♯ | Major 6th |
| 7 | EE | Minor 7th |
| Steps | H W W H 1½ H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-2-1-3-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 6 ♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | F sharp | G | A | B | C | D sharp | E | F sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Locrian #6 in other keys
C Locrian #6 scaleC sharp Locrian #6 scaleD Locrian #6 scaleD sharp Locrian #6 scaleE Locrian #6 scaleF Locrian #6 scaleG Locrian #6 scaleG sharp Locrian #6 scaleA Locrian #6 scaleA sharp Locrian #6 scaleB Locrian #6 scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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