Scale · Greek modes

A# Locrian

The most unstable mode: a diminished fifth and nowhere comfortable to rest. It shows up in passing, over half-diminished chords.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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A# Locrian scale on the Guitar neck54 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BD#EF#G#A#BC#D#EG#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#G#A#BC#EF#G#A#BC#D#EF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. A#1
  2. Bb2
  3. C#b3
  4. D#4
  5. Eb5
  6. F#b6
  7. G#b7

Also written as Bb · B · Db · Eb · E · Gb · Ab.

Formula

H · W · W · H · W · W · W

W = whole step · H = half step

Degrees

1 · b2 · b3 · 4 · b5 · b6 · b7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside A# Locrian. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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