F# Super Locrian bb7 Scale

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

Notes

F♯
G
A
B♭
C
D
E♭

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

Interval Structure

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

Scale Chords (triads)

DegreeChord (in F#)Quality
F♯° diminished
ii Gm minor
iii° diminished
IV+ B♭+ augmented
v Cm minor
VI D Major
VII E♭ 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, piano and arpeggios for F# Super Locrian bb7 in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys