About the G sharp Ultra Locrian scale
G 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 G♯, A, B, C, D, E, and F. The formula is H W H W W H 1½. It is the seventh mode of A Harmonic Minor.
Also called Altered Diminished.
One of the notes in G♯ Ultra Locrian is a black key, G♯. The scale lines up six white keys back to back.
Chords in the key of G sharp Ultra Locrian
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G sharp diminished over B (1st inversion)
A minor over C (1st inversion)
B diminished over D (1st inversion)
C augmented over E (1st inversion)
D minor over F (1st inversion)
E over G sharp (1st inversion)
F over A (1st inversion)
Seventh chords in G sharp Ultra Locrian
The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.
G sharp diminished seven
A minor major seven
B minor seven flat five
C major seven sharp five
D minor seven
E seven
F major seven
Notes and intervals
| 1 | G#G♯ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | AA | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | BB | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | CC | Diminished 4th |
| 5 | DD | Diminished 5th |
| 6 | EE | Minor 6th |
| 7 | FF | 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 | G sharp | A | B | C | D | E | F | G 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
Ultra Locrian in other keys
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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