C# Altered Scale
4-string bass · 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 (mode VII of the melodic minor, or superlocrian) contains all altered tensions: b9, #9, b5, #5. It is the ultimate scale for V7alt→I resolutions in jazz. Bassists use it to create maximum tension before the resolution.
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