B Altered Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode VII mel. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
B
C
D
D♯
F
G
A
Solfège : Si – Do – Ré – Ré♯ – Fa – Sol – La
Interval Structure
B
½T
C
T
D
½T
D♯
T
F
T
G
T
A
→
B+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | B° | diminished |
| ii | Cm | minor |
| iii | Dm | minor |
| IV+ | D♯+ | augmented |
| V | F | Major |
| VI | G | Major |
| vii° | A° | 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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