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 | D♭m | minor |
| iii° | E♭° | diminished |
| IV+ | F♭+ | augmented |
| v | G♭m | 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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