D# Super Locrian bb7 Scale

4-string bass  ·  Mode VII harm.  ·  7 notes  ·  minor family

Notes

D♯
E
F♯
G
A
B
C

Solfège : Ré♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – Sol – La – Si – Do

Interval Structure

D♯ ½T E T F♯ ½T G T A T B ½T C D♯+oct. T+½T

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in D#)Quality
D♯° diminished
ii Em minor
iii° F♯° diminished
IV+ G+ augmented
v Am minor
VI B Major
VII C 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 D# Super Locrian bb7 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys