About the F sharp Ultra Locrian scale
F sharp Ultra Locrian is used for jazz over diminished dominant chords and extreme, dissonant writing. Think of it as the darkest locrian of all, lowered all the way to a double-flat seventh.
Its notes are F♯, G, A, B♭, C, D, and E♭. The formula is H W H W W H 1½. It is the seventh mode of G Harmonic Minor.
Also called Altered Diminished.
On the piano, F♯ Ultra Locrian touches the black keys F♯, B♭, and E♭.
Chords in the key of F sharp Ultra Locrian
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F sharp diminished over A (1st inversion)
G minor over B flat (1st inversion)
A diminished over C (1st inversion)
B flat augmented over D (1st inversion)
C minor over E flat (1st inversion)
D over F sharp (1st inversion)
E flat over G (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in F sharp Ultra Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
F sharp diminished seven
G minor major seven
A minor seven flat five
B flat major seven sharp five
C minor seven
D seven
E flat major seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | F#F♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | GG | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | AA | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | BbB♭ | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | CC | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | DD | Minor 6th |
| 7 | EbE♭ | Diminished 7th |
| Steps | H W H W W H 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-2-1-2-2-1-3 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭♭7 |
Fingering
Suggested fingering, follows standard fingering rules
| Hand | F sharp | G | A | B flat | C | D | E flat | F sharp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Left hand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Ultra Locrian in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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