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