C# Super Locrian bb7 Scale
4-string bass · 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)
| Degree | Chord (in C#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | C♯° | diminished |
| ii | Dm | minor |
| iii° | E° | diminished |
| IV+ | F+ | augmented |
| v | Gm | minor |
| VI | A | Major |
| VII | B♭ | 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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