A♯ Chromatic Scale
The A♯ Chromatic scale contains 12 notes: A♯, B, C, D♭, D, E♭, E, F, G♭, G, G♯, A.
A♯ Chromatic scale on the piano
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- Scale type
- Chromatic
- Number of notes
- 12
- Formel
- H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H
What is the Chromatic scale?
The chromatic scale contains all twelve notes of Western music, each a half step apart. It is not a key of its own but the raw material every other scale is drawn from, and it is used for passing tones and for technique practice.
A♯ Chromatic is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of A♯ Chromatic
| Trinn | Note | Intervall | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A♯ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | B | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | C | M2 | 2 |
| 4 | D♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 5 | D | M3 | 4 |
| 6 | E♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 7 | E | TT | 6 |
| 8 | F | P5 | 7 |
| 9 | G♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 10 | G | M6 | 9 |
| 11 | G♯ | m7 | 10 |
| 12 | A | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on A♯
Every scale type that starts on A♯, for comparison.
- A♯ minor
- A♯ Dorian
- A♯ Phrygian
- A♯ Lydian
- A♯ Mixolydian
- A♯ Locrian
- A♯ Harmonic Minor
- A♯ Melodic Minor
- A♯ Harmonic Major
- A♯ Hungarian Minor
- A♯ Phrygian Dominant
- A♯ Lydian Dominant
- A♯ Major Pentatonic
- A♯ Minor Pentatonic
- A♯ Blues
- A♯ Whole Tone
- A♯ Half-Whole Diminished
- A♯ Whole-Half Diminished
- A♯ Bebop Dominant
- A♯ Bebop Major
Chromatic in every key
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What notes are in the A♯ Chromatic scale?
The A♯ Chromatic scale has 12 notes: A♯, B, C, D♭, D, E♭, E, F, G♭, G, G♯, A.
What is the formula for the A♯ Chromatic scale?
The A♯ Chromatic scale follows the step pattern H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
