A# Locrian Major Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Baritone (B Standard) tuning — fretboard diagram
A# Locrian Major in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals
The A# Locrian Major scale is a 20th-century hybrid that combines the stability of a major third with the dissonance of a Locrian base. On Guitar, it contains the notes A#, C, D, D#, E, F#, G#. It was used by experimental composers to create a sound that is both familiar and alien. Commonly used in Experimental, Contemporary Classical, Avant-Garde. Notable players include Bela Bartok, Gyorgy Ligeti. Use in experimental composition over polytonal or atonal passages. A tool for creating cognitive dissonance.
Notes: A#, C, D, D#, E, F#, G#
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5d, 6m, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Formula: W-W-H-H-W-W-W
Number of notes: 7
Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)
Also known as: arabian
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- A# Locrian Major in Standard Tuning
- A# Locrian Major in Drop D
- A# Locrian Major in DADGAD
- A# Locrian Major in Open G
- A# Locrian Major in 7-string
- A# Locrian Major in 8-string
- A# Locrian Major in Drop C
- A# Locrian Major in Drop B
- A# Locrian Major in Open D
- A# Locrian Major in Half Step Down
- A# Locrian Major in Open E
- A# Locrian Major in Open A
- A# Locrian Major in Double Drop D
- A# Locrian Major in Open C