A# Super Locrian bb7 Scale
4-string bass · 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 | Bm | minor |
| iii° | C♯° | diminished |
| IV+ | D+ | augmented |
| v | Em | minor |
| VI | F♯ | Major |
| VII | G | Major |
About this scale
Super Locrian bb7 (mode VII of the harmonic minor) is extremely rare and very dissonant. Its double-flat 7 (enharmonic major 6th) makes it a theoretical mode used in the most advanced jazz contexts for creating maximum tensions.
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