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