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
diminished
ii E♭m minor
iii° diminished
IV+ G♭+ augmented
v A♭m 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.

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Same scale in other keys