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)

DegreeChord (in C#)Quality
C♯° diminished
ii Dm minor
iii° 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.

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

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Same scale in other keys