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Piano Super Locrian

(Altered Scale)
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Super Locrian Scales

The Super Locrian, also known as the Dominant

Altered Scale, is built on the Locrian Mode and
is particularly used in modern jazz and fusion.
The scale is typically used together with altered
dominant seventh chords, such as 7b9 and 7#9.
Yet another name for this scale is Diminished
Whole Tone. The scale is also identical to the
seventh mode of the Melodic Minor (e.g. G
Altered is identical to the 7th mode of Ab
Melodic).

Super Locrian is sometimes just called Altered

Scale (but it is not a great name since there are
more altered scales), while five of seven notes
have been altered in comparison to the normal
notes in the major keys. The scale includes a
minor seventh, which is characteristic for
seventh dominant chords. It also has both
diminished and augmented fifths, which are
typical ingredients in altered seventh chords (the
scale consists of tones that can be found in
every possible altered dominant 7th chord).

Notes: C, Db, D#, E, Gb, G#, Bb, C

C# / Db

Notes: C#, D, E, F, G, A, B, C#

D
Notes: D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, D

D# /Eb

Notes: D#, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D#

Notes: E, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E

Notes: F, Gb, G#, A, B, C#, D#, F

F# / Gb

Notes: F#, G, A, A#, C, D, E, F#

Notes: G, Ab, A#, B, Db, D#, F, G

G# / Ab

Notes: G#, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#

A
Notes: A, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, A

A# / Bb

Notes: A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A#

Notes: B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B

Super Locrian Scales overview

C: C, Db, D#, E, Gb, Ab, Bb (C, Db, Eb, Fb, Gb,
Ab, Bb, C)
C#/Db: C#, D, E, F, G, A, B, C# / Db, D, E, F, G,
A, B, Db
D: D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D# / Eb, E, Gb,
G, A, B, Db, Eb (Eb, Fb, Gb, Abb, Bbb, Cb, Db,
Eb)
E: E, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, E
F: F, Gb, G#, A, B, C#, D#, F (F, Gb, Ab, Bbb,
Cb, Db, Eb, F)
F#/Gb: F#, G, A, A#, C, D, E, F# (F#, G, A, Bb,
C, D, E, F#) / Gb, G, A, Bb, C, D, E, Gb
G: G, Ab, A#, B, Db, D#, F, G (G, Ab, Bb, Cb,
Db, Eb, F, G)
G#/Ab: G#, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G# / Ab, A, B, C,
D, E, Gb, Ab (Ab, Bbb, Cb, Dbb, Ebb, Fb, Gb,
Ab)
A: A, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A# / Bb, B, Db,
D, E, Gb, Ab, Bb (Bb, Cb, Db, Ebb, Fb, Gb, Ab,
Bb)
B: B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B

Intervals: 1, 2b, 2#, 3, 5b, 5#, 7b

Semi-notes: 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2
Formula: Half, Whole, Half, Whole, Whole,
Whole, Whole