E Super Locrian bb7 Scale

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

Notes

E
F
G
A♭
B♭
C
D♭

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in E)Quality
diminished
ii Fm minor
iii° diminished
IV+ A♭+ augmented
v B♭m minor
VI C Major
VII D♭ 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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