Scales
A# Ultralocrian Scale
A# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G
A# Ultralocrian is a scale built on A# with the notes A# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G.
A# Ultralocrian Scale
A# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 | A# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G · A# | |
| Left hand | 4 3 2 1 3 2 1 4 | A# · B · C# · D · 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# Ultralocrian is made of the notes A# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern H W H W W H W½.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale
Chords in this key
Stacking thirds on each degree of A# Ultralocrian gives the chords of the key; the roman numeral names the degree each is built on.
Related scales
The scales A# Ultralocrian shares its notes with: the one it is a rotation of, the relative and parallel keys, the scales inside it and the ones that contain it.
Common questions
- How do I play A# Ultralocrian?
- 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 1 2 3 4, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What chords are in the key of A# Ultralocrian?
- Stacking thirds on each degree of A# Ultralocrian gives A#dim (i°), Bm (ii), C#dim (iii°), Daug (IV+), Em (v), F# (VI), G (VII). These are the diatonic chords of the key, the ones a song in this key uses most; the harmony band on this page lists them with the seventh chords built the same way.
- What notes are in A# Ultralocrian?
- A# Ultralocrian contains the notes A# · B · C# · D · E · F# · G, measured from the tonic A# as the intervals 1P, 2m, 3m, 4d, 5d, 6m, 7d. 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# Ultralocrian?
- From A# the steps run H W H W W H W½, 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.