A# Altered Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode VII mel. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A♯
B
C♯
C♯♯
E
F♯
G♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si – Do♯ – Do♯♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol♯
Interval Structure
A♯
½T
B
T
C♯
½T
C♯♯
T
E
T
F♯
T
G♯
→
A♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | A♯° | diminished |
| ii | Bm | minor |
| iii | C♯m | minor |
| IV+ | C♯♯+ | augmented |
| V | E | Major |
| VI | F♯ | Major |
| vii° | G♯° | diminished |
About this scale
The altered scale (superlocrian) contains all altered tensions: b9, #9, b5, #5. On guitar, it is the scale for the most expressive V7alt→i resolutions in jazz. John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and Mike Stern use it over altered dominants to create maximum tension before resolution in minor.
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