A Super Locrian bb7 Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode VII harm. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
A
B♭
C
D♭
E♭
F
G♭
Solfège : La – Si♭ – Do – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa – Sol♭
Interval Structure
A
½T
B♭
T
C
½T
D♭
T
E♭
T
F
½T
G♭
→
A+oct.
T+½T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | A° | diminished |
| ii | B♭m | minor |
| iii° | C° | diminished |
| IV+ | D♭+ | augmented |
| v | E♭m | minor |
| VI | F | Major |
| VII | G♭ | Major |
About this scale
Super Locrian bb7 is extremely rare on guitar — its double-flat 7 makes it a theoretical mode used in the most advanced jazz contexts. It is taught in jazz conservatories as an edge case of harmonic minor modal theory.
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