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A# Locrian scale

It has 7 notes: A# B C# D# E F# G#. Formula: 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7. Also written Bb Locrian scale.

Degree1♭2♭34♭5♭6♭7
NoteA#BC#D#EF#G#

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Position 4Open position, frets 0–4 · root A#
eBGDAE1234b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b7
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 0 (b5), 2 (b6), 4 (b7)
  • B: 0 (b2), 2 (b3), 4 (4)
  • G: 1 (b7), 3 (1)
  • D: 1 (4), 2 (b5), 4 (b6)
  • A: 1 (1), 2 (b2), 4 (b3)
  • E: 0 (b5), 2 (b6), 4 (b7)
Position 5Frets 2–6 · root A#
eBGDAE23456b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (b6), 4 (b7), 6 (1)
  • B: 2 (b3), 4 (4), 5 (b5)
  • G: 3 (1), 4 (b2)
  • D: 2 (b5), 4 (b6), 6 (b7)
  • A: 2 (b2), 4 (b3), 6 (4)
  • E: 2 (b6), 4 (b7), 6 (1)
Position 1Frets 5–9 · root A#
eBGDAE567891b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b3
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (1), 7 (b2), 9 (b3)
  • B: 5 (b5), 7 (b6), 9 (b7)
  • G: 6 (b3), 8 (4)
  • D: 6 (b7), 8 (1), 9 (b2)
  • A: 6 (4), 7 (b5), 9 (b6)
  • E: 6 (1), 7 (b2), 9 (b3)
3 notes per string, from the rootFrets 6–11 · root A#
eBGDAE678910111b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 7 (b2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
  • B: 7 (b6), 9 (b7), 11 (1)
  • G: 6 (b3), 8 (4), 9 (b5)
  • D: 6 (b7), 8 (1), 9 (b2)
  • A: 6 (4), 7 (b5), 9 (b6)
  • E: 6 (1), 7 (b2), 9 (b3)
Position 2Frets 7–11 · root A#
eBGDAE7891011b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 7 (b2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
  • B: 7 (b6), 9 (b7), 11 (1)
  • G: 8 (4), 9 (b5)
  • D: 8 (1), 9 (b2), 11 (b3)
  • A: 7 (b5), 9 (b6), 11 (b7)
  • E: 7 (b2), 9 (b3), 11 (4)
Position 3Frets 9–13 · root A#
eBGDAE910111213b34b5b6b71b2b34b5b6b71b2b34b5
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (b3), 11 (4), 12 (b5)
  • B: 9 (b7), 11 (1), 12 (b2)
  • G: 9 (b5), 11 (b6)
  • D: 9 (b2), 11 (b3), 13 (4)
  • A: 9 (b6), 11 (b7), 13 (1)
  • E: 9 (b3), 11 (4), 12 (b5)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in A#

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