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

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Same scale in other keys