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A♯ locrian mode

The A♯ locrian mode is A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯: seven notes, unstable and tense. Its formula is 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7.

Make a beat in A♯ minor

Opens the free editor with a trap beat in A♯ minor to play A♯ locrian over. No account needed to start.

The notes of A♯ locrian

From A♯ up to A♯: half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole. Tap a key to hear it.

A♯ B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯

BEA♯C♯D♯F♯G♯A♯
The notes of A♯ locrian mode by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1A♯Root
♭2BMinor second
♭3C♯Minor third
4D♯Perfect fourth
♭5EDiminished fifth
♭6F♯Minor sixth
♭7G♯Minor seventh

How A♯ locrian is built

The B major scale played from its seventh note, A♯: the same notes with A♯ as home. Against A♯ minor, the minor scale on the same note, it has B instead of B♯ and E instead of E♯.

The major scale played from its seventh note. Its fifth is lowered, so the chord on its root is diminished and never sounds at rest: the darkest of the modes, used for tension in metal and film. The locrian mode in every key.

Chords in A♯ locrian

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the A♯ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

i°A♯dim♭IIB♭iiiC♯mivD♯m♭VE♭VIF♯♭viiG♯m

Play A♯ locrian over a beat

A beat on the chords of A♯ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about A♯ locrian

What notes are in the A♯ locrian mode?

A♯, B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯ and G♯. Its formula is 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7, counted from the major scale on A♯, and its steps from A♯ up to A♯ are: half, whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole.

What key is A♯ locrian in?

A♯ locrian uses the notes of B major, starting on its seventh note, A♯. The notes are the same; making A♯ home is what gives it its own sound.

How is A♯ locrian different from A♯ minor?

B instead of B♯ and E instead of E♯: two notes of the A♯ minor scale change, and those notes give A♯ locrian its sound: unstable and tense.

Locrian mode in every key

C locrianC♯ locrianD locrianD♯ locrianE locrianF locrianF♯ locrianG locrianG♯ locrianA locrianA♯ locrianB locrian

More scales on A♯

B♭ major (major scale)B♭ minor (natural minor scale)B♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ dorianB♭ phrygianB♭ lydianB♭ mixolydianA♯ locrianB♭ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in A♯ locrian

Start with the beat, then add chords, a melody and your voice in the editor, part by part.

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