Eb Altered Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · Mode VII mel. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
E♭
F♭
G♭
G
B♭♭
C♭
D♭
Solfège : Mi♭ – Fa♭ – Sol♭ – Sol – Si♭♭ – Do♭ – Ré♭
Interval Structure
E♭
½T
F♭
T
G♭
½T
G
T
B♭♭
T
C♭
T
D♭
→
E♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Eb) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | E♭° | diminished |
| ii | F♭m | minor |
| iii | G♭m | minor |
| IV+ | G+ | augmented |
| V | B♭♭ | Major |
| VI | C♭ | Major |
| vii° | D♭° | 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.
See fretboard positions for Eb Altered on guitar in the interactive app.
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