A
Modes Scale
A Locrian
The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
Notes in A Locrian
A1
A#2
C3
D4
D#5
F6
G7
A8
Chords in A Locrian
7 diatonic chordsDegreeChordNotesQuality
iA°A – C – D#diminished
IIA#A# – D – Fmajor
iiiCmC – D# – Gminor
ivDmD – F – Aminor
VD#D# – G – A#major
VIFF – A – Cmajor
viiGmG – A# – Dminor
Other Scales in A
MajorA, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#Natural MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, GHarmonic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, G#Melodic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F#, G#DorianA, B, C, D, E, F#, GPhrygianA, A#, C, D, E, F, GLydianA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#MixolydianA, B, C#, D, E, F#, GMajor PentatonicA, B, C#, E, F#Minor PentatonicA, C, D, E, GBluesA, C, D, D#, E, GWhole ToneA, B, C#, D#, F, GDiminished (H-W)A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, GDiminished (W-H)A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#Phrygian DominantA, A#, C#, D, E, F, GHungarian MinorA, B, C, D#, E, F, G#Lydian DominantA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G
Locrian in All 12 Keys
Practice by Ear
Chords in A Locrian
The A locrian scale contains the notes A, A#, C, D, D#, F, G. The 7th mode — only mode with a diminished 5th. Unstable and rarely used as home key.
The diatonic chords in A locrian are A° (i), A# (II), Cm (iii), Dm (iv), D# (V), F (VI), Gm (vii). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A locrian scale.
To develop your ear for the A locrian sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.