Db Altered Scale
4-string bass · Mode VII mel. · 7 notes · minor family
Notes
D♭
E♭♭
F♭
F
A♭♭
B♭♭
C♭
Solfège : Ré♭ – Mi♭♭ – Fa♭ – Fa – La♭♭ – Si♭♭ – Do♭
Interval Structure
D♭
½T
E♭♭
T
F♭
½T
F
T
A♭♭
T
B♭♭
T
C♭
→
D♭+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i° | D♭° | diminished |
| ii | E♭♭m | minor |
| iii | F♭m | minor |
| IV+ | F+ | augmented |
| V | A♭♭ | Major |
| VI | B♭♭ | Major |
| vii° | C♭° | diminished |
About this scale
The altered scale (mode VII of the melodic minor, or superlocrian) contains all altered tensions: b9, #9, b5, #5. It is the ultimate scale for V7alt→I resolutions in jazz. Bassists use it to create maximum tension before the resolution.
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