Scales
A# Bebop Locrian Scale
A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G#
A# Bebop Locrian is a scale built on A# with the notes A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G#.
A# Bebop Locrian Scale
A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G#
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G# · A# | |
| Left hand | 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 | A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G# · A# |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
A# Bebop Locrian is made of the notes A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G#. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W W H H H W W.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Related scales
A# Bebop Locrian is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Bb Bebop LocrianBb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · F · Gb · Ab
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root
Scales inside it
A# Minor BluesA# · C# · D# · E · E# · G#
Every note of this scale is in A# Bebop Locrian.
A# PhrygianA# · B · C# · D# · E# · F# · G#
Every note of this scale is in A# Bebop Locrian.
A# LocrianA# · B · C# · D# · E · F# · G#
Every note of this scale is in A# Bebop Locrian.
A# Vietnamese 1A# · C# · D# · E# · F#
Every note of this scale is in A# Bebop Locrian.
A# PelogA# · B · C# · E# · F#
Every note of this scale is in A# Bebop Locrian.
A# KumoijoshiA# · B · D# · E# · F#
Every note of this scale is in A# Bebop Locrian.
Understanding A# Bebop Locrian
Names and spellings
A# Bebop Locrian and Bb Bebop Locrian are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. Bb Bebop Locrian
Common questions
- How do I play A# Bebop Locrian?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in A# Bebop Locrian?
- A# Bebop Locrian contains the notes A# · B · C# · D# · E · E# · F# · G#, measured from the tonic A# as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6m, 7m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of A# Bebop Locrian?
- From A# the steps run H W W H H H W W, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.