A♯ Locrian Scale on Piano
A♯ Locrian: A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯
- Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, H half): H W W H W W W
Finding it on the keys
- A♯ is the last of the three black keys
- White keys: B E
- Black keys: A♯ C♯ D♯ F♯ G♯
About the Locrian scale
- The unstable one: the ♭2 and ♭5 make its root chord diminished.
- Rare as a home key. Heard in metal riffs and over m7♭5 chords.
Chords in A♯ Locrian
- i°: A♯°
- ♭II: B
- ♭iii: C♯m
- iv: D♯m
- ♭V: E
- ♭VI: F♯
- ♭vii: G♯m