C Super Locrian bb7 Guitar Scale

6-string guitar  ·  Mode VII harm.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

C
D♭
E♭
F♭
G♭
A♭
B♭♭

Solfège : Do – Ré♭ – Mi♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭ – La♭ – Si♭♭

Interval Structure

C ½T D♭ T E♭ ½T F♭ T G♭ T A♭ ½T B♭♭ C+oct. T+½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in C)Quality
diminished
ii D♭m minor
iii° E♭° diminished
IV+ F♭+ augmented
v G♭m minor
VI A♭ Major
VII B♭♭ 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.

See fretboard positions for C Super Locrian bb7 on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys